Development of conformational BRET biosensors that monitor ezrin, radixin and moesin activation in real time.
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| Abstract |
Ezrin, radixin and moesin compose the family of ERM proteins. They link actin filaments and microtubules to the plasma membrane to control signaling and cell morphogenesis. Importantly, their activity promotes invasive properties of metastatic cells from different cancer origins. Therefore, a precise understanding of how these proteins are regulated is important for the understanding of the mechanism controlling cell shape, as well as providing new opportunities for the development of innovative cancer therapies. Here, we developed and characterized novel bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET)-based conformational biosensors, compatible with high-throughput screening, that monitor individual ezrin, radixin or moesin activation in living cells. We showed that these biosensors faithfully monitor ERM activation and can be used to quantify the impact of small molecules, mutation of regulatory amino acids or depletion of upstream regulators on their activity. The use of these biosensors allowed us to characterize the activation process of ERMs that involves a pool of closed-inactive ERMs stably associated with the plasma membrane. Upon stimulation, we discovered that this pool serves as a cortical reserve that is rapidly activated before the recruitment of cytoplasmic ERMs.
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| Authors | Kévin Leguay, Barbara Decelle, Yu Yan He, Anthony Pagniez, Mireille Hogue, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Christian Le Gouill, Michel Bouvier, Sébastien Carréno |
| Journal | Journal of cell science (J Cell Sci) Vol. 134 Issue 7 (04 01 2021) ISSN: 1477-9137 [Electronic] England |
| PMID | 33712451 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
| Copyright | © 2021. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. |
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