In Mouse Brain Profilin I and Profilin II Associate with Regulators of the Endocytic Pathway and Actin Assembly

Overview

Journal EMBO J

Specialties Biotechnology
Molecular Biology

Date 1998 Mar 28

PMID 9463375

Citations 129

Authors

W Witke

A V Podtelejnikov

A Di Nardo

J D Sutherland

C B Gurniak

C Dotti

M Mann

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Abstract

Profilins are thought to be essential for regulation of actin assembly. However, the functions of profilins in mammalian tissues are not well understood. In mice profilin I is expressed ubiquitously while profilin II is expressed at high levels only in brain. In extracts from mouse brain, profilin I and profilin II can form complexes with regulators of endocytosis, synaptic vesicle recycling and actin assembly. Using mass spectrometry and database searching we characterized a number of ligands for profilin I and profilin II from mouse brain extracts including dynamin I, clathrin, synapsin, Rho-associated coiled-coil kinase, the Rac-associated protein NAP1 and a member of the NSF/sec18 family. In vivo, profilins co-localize with dynamin I and synapsin in axonal and dendritic processes. Our findings strongly suggest that in brain profilin I and profilin II complexes link the actin cytoskeleton and endocytic membrane flow, directing actin and clathrin assembly to distinct membrane domains.

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