1. Physics of Living Systems
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High-throughput single-particle tracking reveals nested membrane domains that dictate KRasG12D diffusion and trafficking

  1. Yerim Lee
  2. Carey Phelps
  3. Tao Huang
  4. Barmak Mostofian
  5. Lei Wu
  6. Ying Zhang
  7. Kai Tao
  8. Young Hwan Chang
  9. Philip JS Stork
  10. Joe W Gray
  11. Daniel M Zuckerman  Is a corresponding author
  12. Xiaolin Nan  Is a corresponding author
  1. Oregon Health and Science University, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.46393
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  1. Yerim Lee
  2. Carey Phelps
  3. Tao Huang
  4. Barmak Mostofian
  5. Lei Wu
  6. Ying Zhang
  7. Kai Tao
  8. Young Hwan Chang
  9. Philip JS Stork
  10. Joe W Gray
  11. Daniel M Zuckerman
  12. Xiaolin Nan
(2019)
High-throughput single-particle tracking reveals nested membrane domains that dictate KRasG12D diffusion and trafficking
eLife 8:e46393.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.46393
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Abstract

Membrane nanodomains have been implicated in Ras signaling, but what these domains are and how they interact with Ras remain obscure. Here, using single particle tracking with photoactivated localization microscopy (spt-PALM) and detailed trajectory analysis, we show that distinct membrane domains dictate KRasG12D (an active KRas mutant) diffusion and trafficking in U2OS cells. KRasG12D exhibits an immobile state in ~70 nm domains, each embedded in a larger domain (~200 nm) that confers intermediate mobility, while the rest of the membrane supports fast diffusion. Moreover, KRasG12D is continuously removed from the membrane via the immobile state and replenished to the fast state, reminiscent of Ras internalization and recycling. Importantly, both the diffusion and trafficking properties of KRasG12D remain invariant over a broad range of protein expression levels. Our results reveal how membrane organization dictates membrane diffusion and trafficking of Ras and offer new insight into the spatial regulation of Ras signaling.

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  1. Yerim Lee

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  2. Carey Phelps

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  3. Tao Huang

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  4. Barmak Mostofian

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  5. Lei Wu

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  6. Ying Zhang

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  7. Kai Tao

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  8. Young Hwan Chang

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  9. Philip JS Stork

    Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  10. Joe W Gray

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  11. Daniel M Zuckerman

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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  12. Xiaolin Nan

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, United States
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (U54 CA209988)

  • Young Hwan Chang
  • Joe W Gray
  • Xiaolin Nan

National Science Foundation (MCB1715823)

  • Daniel M Zuckerman

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

  • Xiaolin Nan

M J Murdock Charitable Trust

  • Joe W Gray
  • Xiaolin Nan

Prospect Creek Foundation

  • Joe W Gray
  • Xiaolin Nan

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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© 2019, Lee et al.

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  1. Yerim Lee
  2. Carey Phelps
  3. Tao Huang
  4. Barmak Mostofian
  5. Lei Wu
  6. Ying Zhang
  7. Kai Tao
  8. Young Hwan Chang
  9. Philip JS Stork
  10. Joe W Gray
  11. Daniel M Zuckerman
  12. Xiaolin Nan
(2019)
High-throughput single-particle tracking reveals nested membrane domains that dictate KRasG12D diffusion and trafficking
eLife 8:e46393.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.46393

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