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AtFH16, an Arabidopsis Type II Formin, Binds and Bundles both Microfilaments and Microtubules, and Preferentially Binds to Microtubules
Author(s) -
Wang Jiaojiao,
Zhang Yi,
Wu Jing,
Meng Lei,
Ren Haiyun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of integrative plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.734
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1744-7909
pISSN - 1672-9072
DOI - 10.1111/jipb.12089
Subject(s) - formins , microtubule , microfilament , microbiology and biotechnology , actin , biology , cytoskeleton , actin cytoskeleton , chemistry , biochemistry , cell
Formins are well‐known regulators that participate in the organization of the actin cytoskeleton in organisms. The Arabidopsis thaliana L. genome encodes 21 formins, which can be divided into two distinct subfamilies. However, type II formins have to date been less well characterized. Here, we cloned a type II formin, AtFH16, and characterized its biochemical activities on actin and microtubule dynamics. The results show that the FH1FH2 structure of AtFH16 cannot nucleate actin polymerization efficiently, but can bind and bundle microfilaments. AtFH16 FH1FH2 is also able to bind and bundle microtubules, and preferentially binds microtubules over microfilaments in vitro . In addition, AtFH16 FH1FH2 co‐localizes with microtubules in onion epidermal cells, indicating a higher binding affinity of AtFH16 FH1FH2 for microtubules rather than microfilaments in vivo . In conclusion, AtFH16 is able to interact with both microfilaments and microtubules, suggesting that AtFH16 probably functions as a bifunctional protein, and may thus participate in plant cellular processes.