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Talin promotes integrin activation accompanied by generation of tension in talin and an increase in osmotic pressure in neurite outgrowth
Author(s) -
Wang Yifan,
Zhang Xiaolong,
Tian Jilai,
Shan Jinjun,
Hu Yunfeng,
Zhai Yiqian,
Guo Jun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fj.201801949rr
Subject(s) - neurite , focal adhesion , biophysics , chemistry , integrin , microbiology and biotechnology , growth cone , osmotic pressure , intracellular , unfolded protein response , hydrostatic pressure , axon , phosphorylation , biochemistry , biology , cell , endoplasmic reticulum , in vitro , physics , thermodynamics
Neuronal polarization depends on the interaction of intracellular chemical and mechanical activities in which the cytoplasmic protein, talin, plays a pivotal role during neurite growth. To better understand the mechanism underlying talin function in neuronal polarization, we overexpressed several truncated forms of talin and found that the presence of the rod domain within the overexpressed talin is required for its positive effect on neurite elongation because the neurite number only increased when the talin head region was overexpressed. The tension in the talin rod was recognized using a Förster resonance energy transfer‐based tension probe. Nerve growth factor treatment resulted in inward tension of talin elicited by microfilament force and outward osmotic pressure. By contrast, the glial scar‐inhibitor aggrecan weakened these forces, suggesting that interactions between inward pull forces in the talin rod and outward osmotic pressure participate in neuronal polarization. Integrin activation is also involved in up‐regulation of talin tension and osmotic pressure. Aggrecan stimuli resulted in up‐regulation of docking protein 1 (DOK1), leading to the down‐regulation of integrin activity and attenuation of the intracellular mechanical force. Our study suggests interactions between the intracellular inward tension in talin and the outward osmotic pressure as the effective channel for promoting neurite outgrowth, which can be up‐regulated by integrin activation and down‐regulated by DOK1.—Wang, Y., Zhang, X., Tian, J., Shan, J., Hu, Y., Zhai, Y., Guo, J. Talin promotes integrin activation accompanied by generation of tension in talin and an increase in osmotic pressure in neurite outgrowth. FASEB J. 33, 6311–6326 (2019). www.fasebj.org