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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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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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Metadata
- Authors
- Runyan, L. A., Kudryashova, E., Agrawal, R., Mohamed, M., & Kudryashov, D. S.
- Affiliations
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kudryashov, Dmitri S.
- Venue
- Journal of Molecular Biology
- Publisher
- openRxiv
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- Volume
- 437
- Issue
- 19
- Pages
- 169306-169306
- ISSN
- 0022-2836 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC12309418
- OpenAlex
- W4411632033
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3
- FWCI
- 1.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Molecular Biology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nd)
- PubMed Central (submittedVersion, cc-by-nd)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute (P30CA016058)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM145813)
- 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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