Dissecting the roles of Rac1 activation and deactivation in macropinocytosis using microscopic photo-manipulation
Open Access
- 8 August 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Scientific Reports
- Vol. 3 (1), srep02385
- https://doi.org/10.1038/srep02385
Abstract
Macropinocytosis, a fluid-phase endocytosis, is a crucial pathway for antigen uptake and presentation in macrophages. We attempted to characterise the activation and deactivation of a small GTPase molecular switch, Rac1, in macropinocytosis using microscopic photo-manipulation. Expression of genetically encoded photoactivatable-Rac1 (PA-Rac1) in RAW264 macrophages enabled the local, reversible control of macropinocytosis using blue laser irradiation. Marked membrane ruffling and unclosed pre-macropinosomes were observed in the irradiated region of macrophages under the persistent activation of PA-Rac1. Although phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and actin were also localised to this region, the recruitment of maturating endosome markers, such as phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate and Rab21, was restricted until PA-Rac1 deactivation. After deactivating PA-Rac1 by ceasing irradiation, membrane ruffling immediately receded, and the macropinosomes acquired maturation markers. These data suggest that activation of Rac1 is sufficient to induce membrane ruffling and macropinocytic cup formation, but subsequent deactivation of Rac1 is required for macropinosome closure and further maturation.This publication has 35 references indexed in Scilit:
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