The contributions of microtubule stability and dynamic instability to adenovirus nuclear localization efficiency
- 12 June 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Cell Motility
- Vol. 64 (9), 675-689
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.20215
Abstract
Adenoviruses (Ads) utilize host cell microtubules to traverse the intracellular space and reach the nucleus in a highly efficient manner. Previous studies have shown that Ad infection promotes the formation of stable, posttranslationally modified microtubules by a RhoA‐dependent mechanism. Ad infection also shifts key parameters of microtubule dynamic instability by a Rac1‐dependent mechanism, resulting in microtubules with lower catastrophe frequencies, persistent growth phases, and a bias toward net growth compared to microtubules in uninfected cells. Until now it was unclear whether changes in RhoGTPase activity or microtubule dynamics had a direct impact on the efficiency of Ad microtubule‐dependent nuclear localization. Here we have performed synchronous Ad infections and utilized confocal microscopy to analyze the individual contributions of RhoA activation, Rac1 activation, microtubule stability, dynamic behavior, and posttranslational modifications on Ad nuclear localization efficiency (NLE). We found that drug‐induced suppression of microtubule dynamics impaired Ad NLE by disrupting the radial organization of the microtubule array. When the microtubule array was maintained, the suppression or enhancement of microtubule turnover did not significantly affect Ad NLE. Furthermore, RhoA activation or the formation of acetylated microtubules did not enhance Ad NLE. In contrast, active Rac1 was required for efficient Ad nuclear localization. Because Rac1 mediates persistent growth of microtubules to the lamellar regions of cells, we propose that Ad‐induced activation of Rac1 enhances the ability of microtubules to “search and capture” incoming virus particles. Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton 2007.Keywords
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