AKAP6 orchestrates the nuclear envelope microtubule-organizing center by linking golgi and nucleus via AKAP9

Vergarajauregui S, Becker R, Steffen U, Sharkova M, Esser T, Petzold J, Billing F, Kapiloff MS, Schett G, Thievessen I, Engel F (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

eLife eLife Sciences Publications

Book Volume: 9

DOI: 10.7554/eLife.61669

Abstract

The switch from centrosomal microtubule-organizing centers (MTOCs) to noncentrosomal MTOCs during differentiation is poorly understood. Here, we identify AKAP6 as key component of the nuclear envelope MTOC. In rat cardiomyocytes, AKAP6 anchors centrosomal proteins to the nuclear envelope through its spectrin repeats, acting as an adaptor between nesprin-1 alpha and Pcnt or AKAP9. In addition, AKAP6 and AKAP9 form a protein platform tethering the Golgi to the nucleus. Both Golgi and nuclear envelope exhibit MTOC activity utilizing either AKAP9, or Pcnt-AKAP9, respectively. AKAP6 is also required for formation and activity of the nuclear envelope MTOC in human osteoclasts. Moreover, ectopic expression of AKAP6 in epithelial cells is sufficient to recruit endogenous centrosomal proteins. Finally, AKAP6 is required for cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and osteoclast bone resorption activity. Collectively, we decipher the MTOC at the nuclear envelope as a bi-layered structure generating two pools of microtubules with AKAP6 as a key organizer.

Authors with CRIS profile

Robert Becker Department of Nephropathology Ulrike Steffen Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology Tilman Esser Professur für Experimentelle Nieren- und Kreislaufforschung Georg Schett Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III Ingo Thievessen Lehrstuhl für Biophysik

Involved external institutions

Stanford University US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Vergarajauregui, S., Becker, R., Steffen, U., Sharkova, M., Esser, T., Petzold, J.,... Engel, F. (2020). AKAP6 orchestrates the nuclear envelope microtubule-organizing center by linking golgi and nucleus via AKAP9. eLife, 9. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.61669

MLA:

Vergarajauregui, Silvia, et al. "AKAP6 orchestrates the nuclear envelope microtubule-organizing center by linking golgi and nucleus via AKAP9." eLife 9 (2020).

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