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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Cluster Assembly Dynamics Drive Fidelity of Planar Cell Polarity Polarization.

Silas Boye Nissen, Alexis T Weiner, Kaye Suyama, Pablo Sanchez Bosch, Maiya Yu, Song Song, Yuan Gu, Alexander R Dunn, Jeffrey D Axelrod

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9 authors.

Silas Boye NissenDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9473-4755
Alexis T WeinerDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0186-0921
Kaye SuyamaDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Pablo Sanchez BoschDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0574-4530
Maiya YuDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8772-8261
Song SongDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Yuan GuQuantitative Science Unit, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Alexander R DunnDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6096-4600
Jeffrey D AxelrodDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6094-7392

Funding

Resource Component: Acquisition, maintenance and distribution of Drosophila stocksP40OD018537 · OD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI Annette L. Parks · 2014 to 2026
$13.5M
Planar cell polarity mechanisms and systems architectureR35GM131914 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Jeffrey D. Axelrod · 2019 to 2026
$7.4M
Molecular mechanisms underlying force transduction at cellular adhesion complexesR35GM130332 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Alexander R Dunn · 2019 to 2026
$4.9M
A multidisciplinary approach to understanding feedback and clustering in PCP signalingR01HL169299 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Jeffrey D. Axelrod, Alexander R Dunn · 2024 to 2026
$2.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL169299NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM130332NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131914NIH HHS P40 OD018537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling, distinct molecular subcomplexes segregate to opposite sides of each cell, where they interact across intercellular junctions to form asymmetric clusters. Although proximal-distal asymmetry within PCP clusters is the defining feature of PCP signaling, the mechanism by which this asymmetry develops remains unclear. Here, we developed a method to count the number of monomers of core PCP proteins within individual clusters in live animals and used it to infer the underlying molecular dynamics of cluster assembly and polarization. Measurements over time and space in wild type and in strategically chosen mutants demonstrate that cluster assembly is required for polarization, and together with mathematical modeling provide evidence that clusters become increasingly asymmetric and correctly oriented as they increase in size. We propose that cluster assembly dynamics amplify weak and noisy inputs into a robust cellular output, in this case cell and tissue-level polarization.

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PMCPMC11526938

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