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Human Plastins are Novel Cytoskeletal pH Sensors with a Reduced F-actin Bundling Capacity at Basic pH

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Runyan, Lucas A., Kudryashova, Elena, Agrawal, Richa, Mohamed, Mubarik, Kudryashov, Dmitri S.·2025·Journal of Molecular Biology
DOI 10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169306PMC PMC12309418

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Abstract Intracellular pH (pH i ) is a fundamental component of cell homeostasis. Controlled elevations in pH i precede and accompany cell polarization, cytokinesis, and directional migration. pH dysregulation contributes to cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders. While cytoskeletal rearrangements are crucial for these processes, only a few cytoskeletal proteins, namely Cdc42, cofilin, talin, cortactin, α-actinin, and AIP1 have been documented as pH sensors. Here, we report that actin-bundling proteins plastin 2 (PLS2, aka LCP1) and plastin 3 (PLS3) respond to physiological scale pH fluctuations by a reduced F-actin bundling at alkaline pH. The inhibition of PLS2 actin-bundling activity at elevated pH stems from the reduced affinity of the N-terminal actin-binding domain (ABD1) to actin. In fibroblast cells, elevated cytosolic pH caused the dissociation of ectopically expressed PLS2 from actin structures, whereas acidic conditions promoted its tighter association with focal adhesions and stress fibers. We identified His207 as one of the pH-sensing residues whose mutation to Lys and Tyr reduces pH sensitivity by enhancing and inhibiting the bundling ability, respectively. Our results suggest that weaker actin bundling by plastin isoforms at alkaline pH favors higher dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton. Therefore, like other cytoskeleton pH sensors, plastins promote disassembly and faster dynamics of cytoskeletal components during cytokinesis and cell migration. Since both plastins are implemented in cancer, their pH sensitivity may contribute to the accelerated proliferation and enhanced invasive and metastatic potentials of cancer cells at alkaline pH i . Abstract Figure

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Figure 1. PLS2 and 3 bundling ability is negatively regulated by alkaline pH. (A) Schematic of plastin domains and PLS2 constructs used in this study. N,N-terminal 7-a.a. sequence; EF1 and 2, EF-hand motifs; CBM, calmodulin-binding motif; CH1-4, calponin-homology domains; RD, regulatory domain; ABD1 and 2, actin-binding domains. Numbers represent PLS2’s amino acid sequence. (B) Light scattering traces of F-actin bundling by PLS2 (left panel; full range of traces at pH from 6.6 to 8.0 is shown in Figure S1A) and that of by PLS3 (right panel) at pH 7 (red) and pH 8 (blue). Dotted lines (left panel) represent light scattering traces upon actin polymerization at pH 7.0 (red) and pH 8.0 (blue); see also Figure S1E. Solid lines represent averaged extrapolated data; colored areas represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 3). (C) Representative 10% SDS-PAGE gels of supernatant (S) and pellet (P) fractions from low-speed co-sedimentation of actin bundles formed by PLS2 under different buffer pH conditions. (D) Light scattering intensity (black) of the reactions at 3000 s (shown in B and in Figure S1A) and the fraction of actin pelleted (red) in low-speed centrifugation assays (shown in C) were plotted as functions of pH. Error bars represent the SD of the mean (n ≥ 3); asterisks are color-coded and indicate significant differences from the corresponding value at pH 8.0. P values for light-scattering and centrifugation assays are reported in Tables S1 and S2, respectively. (E) Representative 10% SDS-PAGE gels of supernatant (S) and pellet (P) fractions from high-speed co-sedimentation of PLS2 with increasing concentrations of F-actin at pH 7.0 and 8.0. (F) Quantitation of the high-speed co-sedimentation data (E). Error bars represent SD of the mean (n = 3). Asterisks indicate significant difference in fraction of PLS2 bound to actin at 17.5 (P = 0.014), 37.5 (P = 0.04), 75 (P = 0.014), and 100 μM actin (P = 0.005). (G–I) TIRF microscopy of actin bundling by PLS3. Bundles with lengths visually not increasing over the analyzed period were selected (see Methods); 15 bundles pooled from 3 biological replicates were analyzed. The lengths of individual bundles (or their segments, where all filaments stayed together as a bundle at each time point) were measured and plotted over time for pH 7.0 (G) and pH 8.0 (H). Representative plots for only some of the analyzed bundles are shown in G and H for clarity; note overall greater variability of the individual bundle lengths, which appear as zigzag instead of straight lines, and frequent unzipping (unbundling) events evidenced by the drops of bundle lengths at pH 8.0, as compared to pH 7.0. (I) The difference between maximum and minimum bundle length (percent unbundled) during 2-min evaluation period was expressed as percent of the maximum bundle length for each analyzed bundle; data are presented as mean ± SD, dots represent individual bundles, n = 15; ****, P < 0.0001 determined by two-tailed t-test. (J, K) TEM images of bundles formed by PLS2 at pH 7.0 (J) and 8.0 (K). Boxed areas are enlarged for clarity. Scale bars are 500 nm.
Figure 1. PLS2 and 3 bundling ability is negatively regulated by alkaline pH. (A) Schematic of plastin domains and PLS2 constructs used in this study. N,N-terminal 7-a.a. sequence; EF1 and 2, EF-hand motifs; CBM, calmodulin-binding motif; CH1-4, calponin-homology domains; RD, regulatory domain; ABD1 and 2, actin-binding domains. Numbers represent PLS2’s amino acid sequence. (B) Light scattering traces of F-actin bundling by PLS2 (left panel; full range of traces at pH from 6.6 to 8.0 is shown in Figure S1A) and that of by PLS3 (right panel) at pH 7 (red) and pH 8 (blue). Dotted lines (left panel) represent light scattering traces upon actin polymerization at pH 7.0 (red) and pH 8.0 (blue); see also Figure S1E. Solid lines represent averaged extrapolated data; colored areas represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 3). (C) Representative 10% SDS-PAGE gels of supernatant (S) and pellet (P) fractions from low-speed co-sedimentation of actin bundles formed by PLS2 under different buffer pH conditions. (D) Light scattering intensity (black) of the reactions at 3000 s (shown in B and in Figure S1A) and the fraction of actin pelleted (red) in low-speed centrifugation assays (shown in C) were plotted as functions of pH. Error bars represent the SD of the mean (n ≥ 3); asterisks are color-coded and indicate significant differences from the corresponding value at pH 8.0. P values for light-scattering and centrifugation assays are reported in Tables S1 and S2, respectively. (E) Representative 10% SDS-PAGE gels of supernatant (S) and pellet (P) fractions from high-speed co-sedimentation of PLS2 with increasing concentrations of F-actin at pH 7.0 and 8.0. (F) Quantitation of the high-speed co-sedimentation data (E). Error bars represent SD of the mean (n = 3). Asterisks indicate significant difference in fraction of PLS2 bound to actin at 17.5 (P = 0.014), 37.5 (P = 0.04), 75 (P = 0.014), and 100 μM actin (P = 0.005). (G–I) TIRF microscopy of actin bundling by PLS3. Bundles with lengths visually not increasing over the analyzed period were selected (see Methods); 15 bundles pooled from 3 biological replicates were analyzed. The lengths of individual bundles (or their segments, where all filaments stayed together as a bundle at each time point) were measured and plotted over time for pH 7.0 (G) and pH 8.0 (H). Representative plots for only some of the analyzed bundles are shown in G and H for clarity; note overall greater variability of the individual bundle lengths, which appear as zigzag instead of straight lines, and frequent unzipping (unbundling) events evidenced by the drops of bundle lengths at pH 8.0, as compared to pH 7.0. (I) The difference between maximum and minimum bundle length (percent unbundled) during 2-min evaluation period was expressed as percent of the maximum bundle length for each analyzed bundle; data are presented as mean ± SD, dots represent individual bundles, n = 15; ****, P < 0.0001 determined by two-tailed t-test. (J, K) TEM images of bundles formed by PLS2 at pH 7.0 (J) and 8.0 (K). Boxed areas are enlarged for clarity. Scale bars are 500 nm.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2. pH-dependence of PLS2 stems from weakened ABD1 binding to actin at basic pH. (A) Light scattering traces of F-actin bundling by PLS2-core at pH 7.0 (red) and 8.0 (blue). Solid lines represent averaged extrapolated data; colored areas represent SD of the mean (n = 3). (B) Representative 10% SDS-PAGE gels of supernatant (S) and pellet (P) fractions from low-speed centrifugation of actin bundles formed by PLS2-core at pH 7.0 and 8.0. (C) Quantitation of the low-speed centrifugation data; error bars represent SD of the mean (n =3; *, P = 0.01). (D) Fraction of ABD1 depleted from the supernatant during high-speed co-sedimentation with increasing F-actin concentrations at pH 7.0 (red) and pH 8.0 (blue). Error bars represent SD of the mean (n = 3, except for 50 and 100 μM Actin points, where n = 6; **, P = 0.002; *, P = 0.02). (E) Slopes from linear fits of kobs values (symbols) determined from kinetic association experiments of FM-ABD2 with F-actin were used to obtain kon values for each pH value (Table 1); error bars represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 8). (F) Dissociation kinetics (color curves) of FM-ABD2 from F-actin upon competition with excess unlabeled ABD2 were averaged (n ≥ 4) and fit to single exponential (black curves) to obtain koff values (Table 1). (G) Equilibrium binding data (symbols) of FM-ABD2 binding to phalloidin-stabilized F-actin at pH 7 (red) and pH 8 (blue) fit to a quadratic isotherm (lines). Error bars represent the SD of the mean (n = 3). Kd values are the mean ± SD of three technical replicates.
Figure 2. pH-dependence of PLS2 stems from weakened ABD1 binding to actin at basic pH. (A) Light scattering traces of F-actin bundling by PLS2-core at pH 7.0 (red) and 8.0 (blue). Solid lines represent averaged extrapolated data; colored areas represent SD of the mean (n = 3). (B) Representative 10% SDS-PAGE gels of supernatant (S) and pellet (P) fractions from low-speed centrifugation of actin bundles formed by PLS2-core at pH 7.0 and 8.0. (C) Quantitation of the low-speed centrifugation data; error bars represent SD of the mean (n =3; *, P = 0.01). (D) Fraction of ABD1 depleted from the supernatant during high-speed co-sedimentation with increasing F-actin concentrations at pH 7.0 (red) and pH 8.0 (blue). Error bars represent SD of the mean (n = 3, except for 50 and 100 μM Actin points, where n = 6; **, P = 0.002; *, P = 0.02). (E) Slopes from linear fits of kobs values (symbols) determined from kinetic association experiments of FM-ABD2 with F-actin were used to obtain kon values for each pH value (Table 1); error bars represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 8). (F) Dissociation kinetics (color curves) of FM-ABD2 from F-actin upon competition with excess unlabeled ABD2 were averaged (n ≥ 4) and fit to single exponential (black curves) to obtain koff values (Table 1). (G) Equilibrium binding data (symbols) of FM-ABD2 binding to phalloidin-stabilized F-actin at pH 7 (red) and pH 8 (blue) fit to a quadratic isotherm (lines). Error bars represent the SD of the mean (n = 3). Kd values are the mean ± SD of three technical replicates.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 3. Inhibitory ABD1-ABD2 association is not responsible for the weaker bundling ability of PLS2 at basic pH. (A) Slopes from linear fits of Kobs values (symbols) determined from kinetic association experiments of FM-ABD2 with RD-ABD1 were used to obtain kon values for various pH conditions (Table S3); error bars represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 8). (B) kon (black) and koff (red) plotted as a function of pH. kon values derived from the slope of the linear function fit to experimentally measured kobs data shown in (A), error bars represent curve fit error. koff values derived from dissociation experiments of FM-ABD2 from RD-ABD1 with excess unlabeled ABD2, fit to a single exponential. Error bars represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 4). (C) Equilibrium binding data (symbols) of FM-ABD2 binding to RD-ABD1 at pH 7.0 (red) and 8.0 (blue) fit to a quadratic isotherm (lines). Error bars represent the SD of the mean (n = 3). Kd values are reported as the mean ± SD from three technical replicates.
Figure 3. Inhibitory ABD1-ABD2 association is not responsible for the weaker bundling ability of PLS2 at basic pH. (A) Slopes from linear fits of Kobs values (symbols) determined from kinetic association experiments of FM-ABD2 with RD-ABD1 were used to obtain kon values for various pH conditions (Table S3); error bars represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 8). (B) kon (black) and koff (red) plotted as a function of pH. kon values derived from the slope of the linear function fit to experimentally measured kobs data shown in (A), error bars represent curve fit error. koff values derived from dissociation experiments of FM-ABD2 from RD-ABD1 with excess unlabeled ABD2, fit to a single exponential. Error bars represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 4). (C) Equilibrium binding data (symbols) of FM-ABD2 binding to RD-ABD1 at pH 7.0 (red) and 8.0 (blue) fit to a quadratic isotherm (lines). Error bars represent the SD of the mean (n = 3). Kd values are reported as the mean ± SD from three technical replicates.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 4. PLS2 H207Y, but not H207K, partially reproduces the mechanisms governing PLS2’s pH-sensitivity. (A) Light scattering traces for F-actin bundling by PLS2 mutants at pH 7.0 (red) and pH 8.0 (blue). Lines are averaged extrapolated data, colored areas are SD of the mean (n = 3). (B) Representative 10% SDS-PAGE gels of supernatant (S) and pellet (P) fractions from low-speed co-sedimentation of actin bundles formed by PLS2 mutants at pH 7.0 and 8.0. (C) Quantitation of the low-speed co-sedimentation data. Error bars represent SD of the mean (n = 3; *, P = 0.003). (D) Fraction of ABD1 constructs pelleted during high-speed co-sedimentation with 100 μM F-actin at pH 7.0 (red) and pH 8.0 (blue). Error bars are SD of the mean (n = 3). Significance determined by ANOVA analysis is shown in Table S4. (E) Slopes from linear fits of kobs values (symbols) determined from kinetic association experiments of FM-ABD2 with the indicated RD-ABD1 constructs were used to obtain kon values for pH 7.0 and 8.0 (Table S5); error bars represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 8). (F) Dissociation kinetics traces (color curves) of FM-ABD2 from the indicated RD-ABD1 were averaged (n ≥ 8) and fit to a single or double exponential (black curves) to yield koff values for each pH condition (Table S5). Inset shows first 200 s of the time-courses for each experiment.
Figure 4. PLS2 H207Y, but not H207K, partially reproduces the mechanisms governing PLS2’s pH-sensitivity. (A) Light scattering traces for F-actin bundling by PLS2 mutants at pH 7.0 (red) and pH 8.0 (blue). Lines are averaged extrapolated data, colored areas are SD of the mean (n = 3). (B) Representative 10% SDS-PAGE gels of supernatant (S) and pellet (P) fractions from low-speed co-sedimentation of actin bundles formed by PLS2 mutants at pH 7.0 and 8.0. (C) Quantitation of the low-speed co-sedimentation data. Error bars represent SD of the mean (n = 3; *, P = 0.003). (D) Fraction of ABD1 constructs pelleted during high-speed co-sedimentation with 100 μM F-actin at pH 7.0 (red) and pH 8.0 (blue). Error bars are SD of the mean (n = 3). Significance determined by ANOVA analysis is shown in Table S4. (E) Slopes from linear fits of kobs values (symbols) determined from kinetic association experiments of FM-ABD2 with the indicated RD-ABD1 constructs were used to obtain kon values for pH 7.0 and 8.0 (Table S5); error bars represent SD of the mean (n ≥ 8). (F) Dissociation kinetics traces (color curves) of FM-ABD2 from the indicated RD-ABD1 were averaged (n ≥ 8) and fit to a single or double exponential (black curves) to yield koff values for each pH condition (Table S5). Inset shows first 200 s of the time-courses for each experiment.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 5. PLS2 and PLS3 show pH-dependent cellular localization. (A) Multiple intensity projections of representative confocal images of XTC cells transfected with mEmerald-tagged PLS constructs (green). Before imaging, cells were clamped in nigericin buffers at pH 7.0 or 8.0, fixed, and counterstained with TRITC-phalloidin for F-actin (magenta). Scale bars are 20 μm. (B) Colocalization analysis of a fraction of the mEmerald-tagged PLS constructs colocalizing with F-actin (labeled by TRITC-phalloidin) using Mander’s colocalization coefficient (MCC). Data are presented as mean ± SD; dots represent individual data points; number of analyzed cells (n) is indicated on the graph. Significance was determined by two-way ANOVA analysis followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons: ns, non-significant; *, P < 0.0333; ****, P < 0.0001.
Figure 5. PLS2 and PLS3 show pH-dependent cellular localization. (A) Multiple intensity projections of representative confocal images of XTC cells transfected with mEmerald-tagged PLS constructs (green). Before imaging, cells were clamped in nigericin buffers at pH 7.0 or 8.0, fixed, and counterstained with TRITC-phalloidin for F-actin (magenta). Scale bars are 20 μm. (B) Colocalization analysis of a fraction of the mEmerald-tagged PLS constructs colocalizing with F-actin (labeled by TRITC-phalloidin) using Mander’s colocalization coefficient (MCC). Data are presented as mean ± SD; dots represent individual data points; number of analyzed cells (n) is indicated on the graph. Significance was determined by two-way ANOVA analysis followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons: ns, non-significant; *, P < 0.0333; ****, P < 0.0001.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 6. Hypothetical model of pH effects on F-actin bundling by plastins. (A) Plastin’s ability to bundle F-actin is regulated by pH: by respectively promoting and inhibiting the binding of ABD1 to actin (top panels), neutral pH enhances F-actin bundling by PLS, while basic pH reduces bundling (bottom panels). (B) Shifts (represented by thick arrows) in equilibrium states of plastin upon interaction with F-actin during the transition from pH 7.0 to pH 8.0. Transition from free (state 1) to actin-bound state via ABD1 (state2) is disfavored by basic pH. This binding favors the opening of the ABD core (favored by basic pH), enabling ABD2 to sample the space and bind another actin filament (state 3; favored by basic pH), resulting in bundling (state 4). In the alternative scenario (route 1–2′–3′–4), ABD2 binds first (state 2′; favored by basic pH), leading to a partial release of the ABD1-ABD2 inhibition (state 3′, favored by basic pH), followed by ABD1 binding to actin, forming bundles (state 4; disfavored by basic pH). Notice, however, that this latter scenario implies a stronger binding of PLS to actin at alkaline pH, which is not supported by our experimental data (Figure 1F).
Figure 6. Hypothetical model of pH effects on F-actin bundling by plastins. (A) Plastin’s ability to bundle F-actin is regulated by pH: by respectively promoting and inhibiting the binding of ABD1 to actin (top panels), neutral pH enhances F-actin bundling by PLS, while basic pH reduces bundling (bottom panels). (B) Shifts (represented by thick arrows) in equilibrium states of plastin upon interaction with F-actin during the transition from pH 7.0 to pH 8.0. Transition from free (state 1) to actin-bound state via ABD1 (state2) is disfavored by basic pH. This binding favors the opening of the ABD core (favored by basic pH), enabling ABD2 to sample the space and bind another actin filament (state 3; favored by basic pH), resulting in bundling (state 4). In the alternative scenario (route 1–2′–3′–4), ABD2 binds first (state 2′; favored by basic pH), leading to a partial release of the ABD1-ABD2 inhibition (state 3′, favored by basic pH), followed by ABD1 binding to actin, forming bundles (state 4; disfavored by basic pH). Notice, however, that this latter scenario implies a stronger binding of PLS to actin at alkaline pH, which is not supported by our experimental data (Figure 1F).CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Runyan, L. A., Kudryashova, E., Agrawal, R., Mohamed, M., & Kudryashov, D. S.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Kudryashov, Dmitri S.
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Journal of Molecular Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2025-10
Volume
437
Issue
19
Pages
169306
ISSN
0022-2836 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169306
PMC
PMC12309418
OpenAlex
W4411632033
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5
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2026: 3
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en
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Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01 GM145813)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
Keywords
PLS3, intracellular pH, F-actin bundling, actin-binding domain, alkaline pH, actin cytoskeleton dynamics, focal adhesions, stress fibers, tumor invasion, metastasis, cell migration, cytokinesis

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