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:Blocking expression of EhCaBP1, a calmodulin-like, four EF-hand protein from the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, resulted in inhibition of cellular proliferation. In this paper we report that EhCaBP1 is involved in dynamic changes of the actin cytoskeleton. Both endocytosis and phagocytosis were severely impaired in cells where EhCaBP1 expression was blocked by inducible expression of the antisense RNA. In wild-type cells both actin and EhCaBP1 were found to co-localize in phagocytic cups and in pseudopods. However, in antisense-blocked cells the phagocytic cup formation is affected. Analysis of the staining patterns in the presence and absence of actin dynamics inhibitors, jasplakinolide and cytochalasin D suggested that EhCaBP1 and polymerized F-actin co-localize on membrane protrusions. Direct interaction between soluble EhCaBP1 and F-actin was further demonstrated by a co-sedimentation assay. A variant of EhCaBP1 did not bind F-actin showing the specificity of the interaction between EhCaBP1 and actin. There is no significant change in the kinetics of in vitro polymerization of actin in presence of EhCaBP1, indicating that EhCaBP1 does not affect filament treadmilling. In addition, using atomic force microscopy; it was found that filaments of F-actin, polymerized in presence of EhCaBP1, were thinner. These results indicate that EhCaBP1 may be involved in dynamic membrane restructuring at the time of cell pseudopod formation, phagocytosis and endocytosis in a process mediated by direct binding of EhCaBP1 to actin, affecting the bundling of actin filaments.
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J Cell Scijournal_title
Journal of cell scienceauthors
Sahoo N,Labruyère E,Bhattacharya S,Sen P,Guillén N,Bhattacharya Adoi
10.1242/jcs.01198keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2004-07-15 00:00:00pages
3625-34issue
Pt 16eissn
0021-9533issn
1477-9137pii
117/16/3625journal_volume
117pub_type
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