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通过解聚马达蛋白控制微管的长度

Length control of microtubules by depolymerizing motor proteins

Bindu S. Govindan, Manoj Gopalakrishnan, Debashish Chowdhury

摘要:

在许多细胞内过程中,微管的长度分布由解聚马达蛋白控制。实验表明,在非特异性结合到微管表面之后,解聚剂通过扩散或定向行走被运输到微管尖端,然后在那里积累之后从尖端解聚微管。我们开发了一个定量模型来研究这种通用马达蛋白的解聚作用,以及它对微管长度分布的可能影响。我们表明,当马达蛋白质在溶液中的浓度超过一个临界值,达到一个稳定状态的长度分布是,在一般情况下,非单调的单峰。然而,对于高度进行性马达和大马达密度,这种分布实际上变成指数衰减。我们的研究结果表明,这种马达蛋白可能被细胞选择性地使用,以确保精确控制MT长度。该模型也被用来分析实验观察电机引起的解聚。

英文摘要:

In many intracellular processes, the length distribution of microtubules is controlled by depolymerizing motor proteins. Experiments have shown that, following non-specific binding to the surface of a microtubule, depolymerizers are transported to the microtubule tip(s) by diffusion or directed walk and, then, depolymerize the microtubule from the tip(s) after accumulating there. We develop a quantitative model to study the depolymerizing action of such a generic motor protein, and its possible effects on the length distribution of microtubules. We show that, when the motor protein concentration in solution exceeds a critical value, a steady state is reached where the length distribution is, in general, non-monotonic with a single peak. However, for highly processive motors and large motor densities, this distribution effectively becomes an exponential decay. Our findings suggest that such motor proteins may be selectively used by the cell to ensure precise control of MT lengths. The model is also used to analyze experimental observations of motor-induced depolymerization.

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