National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
GM097348
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
GM110533001
United States
Citation
Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A / Year: 2020 Title: Structures of cofilin-induced structural changes reveal local and asymmetric perturbations of actin filaments. Authors: Andrew R Huehn / Jeffrey P Bibeau / Anthony C Schramm / Wenxiang Cao / Enrique M De La Cruz / Charles V Sindelar / Abstract: Members of the cofilin/ADF family of proteins sever actin filaments, increasing the number of filament ends available for polymerization or depolymerization. Cofilin binds actin filaments with ...Members of the cofilin/ADF family of proteins sever actin filaments, increasing the number of filament ends available for polymerization or depolymerization. Cofilin binds actin filaments with positive cooperativity, forming clusters of contiguously bound cofilin along the filament lattice. Filament severing occurs preferentially at boundaries between bare and cofilin-decorated (cofilactin) segments and is biased at 1 side of a cluster. A molecular understanding of cooperative binding and filament severing has been impeded by a lack of structural data describing boundaries. Here, we apply methods for analyzing filament cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) data at the single subunit level to directly investigate the structure of boundaries within partially decorated cofilactin filaments. Subnanometer resolution maps of isolated, bound cofilin molecules and an actin-cofilactin boundary indicate that cofilin-induced actin conformational changes are local and limited to subunits directly contacting bound cofilin. An isolated, bound cofilin compromises longitudinal filament contacts of 1 protofilament, consistent with a single cofilin having filament-severing activity. An individual, bound phosphomimetic (S3D) cofilin with weak severing activity adopts a unique binding mode that does not perturb actin structure. Cofilin clusters disrupt both protofilaments, consistent with a higher severing activity at boundaries compared to single cofilin. Comparison of these structures indicates that this disruption is substantially greater at pointed end sides of cofilactin clusters than at the barbed end. These structures, with the distribution of bound cofilin clusters, suggest that maximum binding cooperativity is achieved when 2 cofilins occupy adjacent sites. These results reveal the structural origins of cooperative cofilin binding and actin filament severing.
History
Deposition
Sep 13, 2019
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Header (metadata) release
Jan 1, 2020
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Map release
Jan 1, 2020
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Update
Nov 13, 2024
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Current status
Nov 13, 2024
Processing site: RCSB / Status: Released
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Structure visualization
Movie
Surface view with section colored by density value
Entire : Barbed end side of cofilactin cluster on an actin filament
Entire
Name: Barbed end side of cofilactin cluster on an actin filament
Components
Complex: Barbed end side of cofilactin cluster on an actin filament
Complex: Rabbit Skeletal Actin
Protein or peptide: Actin, alpha skeletal muscle
Complex: Human Cofilin-1
Protein or peptide: Cofilin-1
Ligand: MAGNESIUM ION
Ligand: ADENOSINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE
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Supramolecule #1: Barbed end side of cofilactin cluster on an actin filament
Supramolecule
Name: Barbed end side of cofilactin cluster on an actin filament type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1-#2 / Details: Rabbit skeletal actin, Human cofilin-1
Film or detector model: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 50.0 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
Electron optics
Illumination mode: SPOT SCAN / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD
Experimental equipment
Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company
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Image processing
Particle selection
Number selected: 1117338 Details: Both bare and cofilin-decorated segments were selected and initially refined together.
Startup model
Type of model: OTHER
Final reconstruction
Resolution.type: BY AUTHOR / Resolution: 9.2 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Number images used: 671
Initial angle assignment
Type: NOT APPLICABLE
Final angle assignment
Type: NOT APPLICABLE
Final 3D classification
Number classes: 2 / Avg.num./class: 559000 Details: Particle subtraction and masking were used to restrict classification to a single subunit per boxed segment. Particles were sorted into a bare and cofilin-decorated class. Filaments were ...Details: Particle subtraction and masking were used to restrict classification to a single subunit per boxed segment. Particles were sorted into a bare and cofilin-decorated class. Filaments were then searched for boundaries between cofilin-decorated and bare actin regions.
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