Uncoupling of dynamin polymerization and GTPase activity revealed by the conformation-specific nanobody Dynab

  1. Valentina Galli
  2. Rafael Sebastian
  3. Sandrine Moutel
  4. Jason Ecard
  5. Franck Perez
  6. Aurélien Roux  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Geneva, Switzerland
  2. University of Valencia, Spain
  3. Institut Curie, France

Abstract

Dynamin is a large GTPase that forms a helical collar at the neck of endocytic pits, and catalyzes membrane fission (1, 2). Dynamin fission reaction is strictly dependent on GTP hydrolysis, but how fission is mediated is still debated (3): GTP energy could be spent in membrane constriction required for fission, or in disassembly of the dynamin polymer to trigger fission. To follow dynamin GTP hydrolysis at endocytic pits, we generated a conformation-specific nanobody called dynab, that binds preferentially to the GTP hydrolytic state of dynamin-1. Dynab allowed us to follow the GTPase activity of dynamin-1 in real-time. We show that in fibroblasts, dynamin GTP hydrolysis occurs as stochastic bursts, which are randomly distributed relatively to the peak of dynamin assembly. Thus, dynamin disassembly is not coupled to GTPase activity, supporting that the GTP energy is primarily spent in constriction.

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  1. Valentina Galli

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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  2. Rafael Sebastian

    Department of Computer Sciences, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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  3. Sandrine Moutel

    Institut Curie, Paris, France
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  4. Jason Ecard

    Institut Curie, Paris, France
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  5. Franck Perez

    Institut Curie, Paris, France
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  6. Aurélien Roux

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Funding

Human Frontier Science Program (CDA-0061-08)

  • Aurélien Roux

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Grant 31003A_130520)

  • Aurélien Roux

H2020 European Research Council (Starting Grant 311536 (2011 call))

  • Aurélien Roux

Seventh Framework Programme (Marie Curie ITN grant #264399)

  • Aurélien Roux

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-12-BSV2-0003-01)

  • Franck Perez

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

  • Franck Perez

Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (DEQ20120323723)

  • Franck Perez

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Christien Merrifield, Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, CNRS, France

Version history

  1. Received: January 17, 2017
  2. Accepted: October 11, 2017
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: October 12, 2017 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: October 26, 2017 (version 2)

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© 2017, Galli et al.

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  1. Valentina Galli
  2. Rafael Sebastian
  3. Sandrine Moutel
  4. Jason Ecard
  5. Franck Perez
  6. Aurélien Roux
(2017)
Uncoupling of dynamin polymerization and GTPase activity revealed by the conformation-specific nanobody Dynab
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