An unmet actin requirement explains the mitotic inhibition of clathrin-mediated endocytosis

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Abstract

Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is the major internalisation route for many different receptor types in mammalian cells. CME is shut down during early mitosis, but the mechanism of this inhibition is unclear. In this study, we show that the mitotic shutdown is due to an unmet requirement for actin in CME. In mitotic cells, membrane tension is increased and this invokes a requirement for the actin cytoskeleton to assist the CME machinery to overcome the increased load. However, the actin cytoskeleton is engaged in the formation of a rigid cortex in mitotic cells and is therefore unavailable for deployment. We demonstrate that CME can be 'restarted' in mitotic cells despite high membrane tension, by allowing actin to engage in endocytosis. Mitotic phosphorylation of endocytic proteins is maintained in mitotic cells with restored CME, indicating that direct phosphorylation of the CME machinery does not account for shutdown.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QP Physiology
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Cell & Developmental Biology
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Endocytosis, Actin, Mitosis
Journal or Publication Title: eLife
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 2050-084X
Official Date: 18 February 2014
Dates:
Date
Event
18 February 2014
Published
8 January 2014
Accepted
Volume: Volume 3
Article Number: Article number e00829
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.00829
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons open licence)
Date of first compliant deposit: 28 July 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 28 July 2016
Funder: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC), Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
Grant number: BB/H015582/1 (BBSRC), C25425/A15182 (CRUK)
URI: https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/59643/

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