Spatial control of nucleoporin condensation by fragile X-related proteins.
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Date publication
juillet 2020
Journal
The EMBO journal
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MANDEL Jean-Louis, Dr SUMARA Izabela
Tous les auteurs :
Agote-Aran A, Schmucker S, Jerabkova K, Jmel Boyer I, Berto A, Pacini L, Ronchi P, Kleiss C, Guerard L, Schwab Y, Moine H, Mandel JL, Jacquemont S, Bagni C, Sumara I
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Résumé
Nucleoporins (Nups) build highly organized nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) at the nuclear envelope (NE). Several Nups assemble into a sieve-like hydrogel within the central channel of the NPCs. In the cytoplasm, the soluble Nups exist, but how their assembly is restricted to the NE is currently unknown. Here, we show that fragile X-related protein 1 (FXR1) can interact with several Nups and facilitate their localization to the NE during interphase through a microtubule-dependent mechanism. Downregulation of FXR1 or closely related orthologs FXR2 and fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) leads to the accumulation of cytoplasmic Nup condensates. Likewise, models of fragile X syndrome (FXS), characterized by a loss of FMRP, accumulate Nup granules. The Nup granule-containing cells show defects in protein export, nuclear morphology and cell cycle progression. Our results reveal an unexpected role for the FXR protein family in the spatial regulation of nucleoporin condensation.
Mots clés
FXR1, dynein, fragile X syndrome, nucleoporins, phase separation
Référence
EMBO J.. 2020 Jul 24;:e104467