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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2026

Local RhoA activation induces anillin-independent septin recruitment in interphase cells.

Shreya Chandrasekar, Margaret E Utgaard, Bradley Somerfield, Huini Wu, Jordan R Beach, Patrick W Oakes

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Shreya ChandrasekarDeptartment of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153.
Margaret E UtgaardDeptartment of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153.
Bradley SomerfieldDeptartment of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153.
Huini WuDeptartment of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153.
Jordan R BeachDeptartment of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153.ORCID 0000-0003-0633-4928

Funding

MECHANISMS OF CONTRACTILE NETWORK ASSEMBLYR35GM138183 · NIGMS · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI Jordan Beach · 2020 to 2026
$2.8M
Mechanotransduction via LIM Domain Protein MechanosensingR01GM148644 · NIGMS · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI Patrick William Oakes · 2023 to 2026
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM148644NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM138183
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The regulation of the actin cytoskeleton is key to controlling cell shape and structure. While the Rho GTPase RhoA is well known to regulate the actomyosin cytoskeleton, its function in controlling the septin cytoskeleton remains unclear. As RhoA interactions can vary in both time and space, they can be challenging to discern from traditional bulk biochemical assays. Here, we use multiple optogenetic tools to spatially and temporally increase myosin localization, stimulate contractile force, and activate RhoA to investigate how RhoA and its downstream effector myosin impact the septin cytoskeleton. We find that neither local accumulation of myosin nor increased activity of myosin is sufficient to alter septin architecture. Local activation of RhoA, however, results in a local increase in septin accumulation. Importantly, this septin increase is independent of the scaffolding protein anillin, which can directly bind both septin and RhoA. Together, these data expand the potential role of septins in mediating RhoA signaling by stimulating the remodeling of the septin cytoskeleton.

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CytoskeletonFibroblastsInterphaseSeptinsAnimalsContractile ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianGene Knock-In TechniquesHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMyosin Type IIOptogeneticsrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinanillinContractile ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMyosin Type IIrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRhoA protein, mouseSept2 protein, mouseSeptins

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PMID41880215
PMCPMC13268027

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