Subcellular distribution of non-muscle myosin IIb is controlled by FILIP through Hsc70

PLoS One. 2017 Feb 24;12(2):e0172257. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172257. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

The neuronal spine is a small, actin-rich dendritic or somatic protrusion that serves as the postsynaptic compartment of the excitatory synapse. The morphology of the spine reflects the activity of the synapse and is regulated by the dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton inside, which is controlled by actin binding proteins such as non-muscle myosin. Previously, we demonstrated that the subcellular localization and function of myosin IIb are regulated by its binding partner, filamin-A interacting protein (FILIP). However, how the subcellular distribution of myosin IIb is controlled by FILIP is not yet known. The objective of this study was to identify potential binding partners of FILIP that contribute to its regulation of non-muscle myosin IIb. Pull-down assays detected a 70-kDa protein that was identified by mass spectrometry to be the chaperone protein Hsc70. The binding of Hsc70 to FILIP was controlled by the adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity of Hsc70. Further, FILIP bound to Hsc70 via a domain that was not required for binding non-muscle myosin IIb. Inhibition of ATPase activity of Hsc70 impaired the effect of FILIP on the subcellular distribution of non-muscle myosin IIb. Further, in primary cultured neurons, an inhibitor of Hsc70 impeded the morphological change in spines induced by FILIP. Collectively, these results demonstrate that Hsc70 interacts with FILIP to mediate its effects on non-muscle myosin IIb and to regulate spine morphology.

MeSH terms

  • Actin Cytoskeleton / metabolism
  • Actins / chemistry
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases / metabolism
  • Animals
  • COS Cells
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Dendrites / metabolism
  • Filamins / metabolism*
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins / metabolism*
  • Hippocampus / embryology
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Molecular Chaperones / metabolism
  • NIH 3T3 Cells
  • Neurons / metabolism
  • Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIB / metabolism*
  • Piriform Cortex / embryology
  • Protein Binding
  • Rats
  • Synapses / metabolism

Substances

  • Actins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Filamins
  • HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Molecular Chaperones
  • Adenosine Triphosphatases
  • Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIB

Grants and funding

This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Researchers (Hyogo College of Medicine, 2013), a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (JSPS KAKENHI 26430045)(to H.Y.), a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (JSPS KAKENHI 21390052, 25293043) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, and by the Uehara Memorial Foundation, Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation, Takeda Science Foundation and the NOVARTIS Foundation (Japan) for the Promotion of Science (to M.S.). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.