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JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
卷 126, 期 17, 页码 4000-4014出版社
COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.129759
关键词
EB2; EB1; ACF7; Epithelia; Microtubules; Cochlea; Intestinal crypt; Actin filaments
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) [BB/D012201\1, BB/J009040/1, BBS/B/00689]
- Anatomical Society (AS)
- BigC Appeal
- BBSRC
- BBSRC [BB/D012201/1, BB/D524475/1, BB/J009040/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/J009040/1, BB/D524475/1, BBS/B/00689, BB/D012201/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Microtubule end-binding (EB) proteins influence microtubule dynamic instability, a process that is essential for microtubule reorganisation during apico-basal epithelial differentiation. Here, we establish for the first time that expression of EB2, but not that of EB1, is crucial for initial microtubule reorganisation during apico-basal epithelial differentiation, and that EB2 downregulation promotes bundle formation. EB2 siRNA knockdown during early stages of apico-basal differentiation prevented microtubule reorganisation, whereas its downregulation at later stages promoted microtubule stability and bundle formation. Interestingly, although EB1 is not essential for microtubule reorganisation, its knockdown prevented apico-basal bundle formation and epithelial elongation. siRNA depletion of EB2 in undifferentiated epithelial cells induced the formation of straight, less dynamic microtubules with EB1 and ACF7 lattice association and co-alignment with actin filaments, a phenotype that could be rescued by inhibition with formin. Importantly, in situ inner ear and intestinal crypt epithelial tissue revealed direct correlations between a low level of EB2 expression and the presence of apico-basal microtubule bundles, which were absent where EB2 was elevated. EB2 is evidently important for initial microtubule reorganisation during epithelial polarisation, whereas its downregulation facilitates EB1 and ACF7 microtubule lattice association, microtubule-actin filament co-alignment and bundle formation. The spatiotemporal expression of EB2 thus dramatically influences microtubule organisation, EB1 and ACF7 deployment and epithelial differentiation.
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