Interplay of cytoskeletal activity and lipid phase stability in dynamic protein recruitment and clustering

Recent experiments have revealed that some membrane proteins aggregate to form clusters. This type of process has been proven to be dynamic and to be actively maintained by external kinetics. Additionally, this dynamic recruiting is cholesterol- and actin-dependent, suggesting that raft organization...

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Autores: Gómez, Jordi, Buceta Fernández, Javier, Reigada Sanz, Ramon
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2013
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositório:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/126179
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/126179
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Membranes cel·lulars
Citosquelet
Models matemàtics
Cell membranes
Cytoskeleton
Mathematical models
Descrição
Resumo:Recent experiments have revealed that some membrane proteins aggregate to form clusters. This type of process has been proven to be dynamic and to be actively maintained by external kinetics. Additionally, this dynamic recruiting is cholesterol- and actin-dependent, suggesting that raft organization and cytoskeleton rearrangement play a crucial role. In the present study, we propose a simple model that provides a general framework to describe the dynamical behavior of lipid-protein assemblies. Our results suggest that lipid-mediated interactions and cytoskeleton-anchored proteins contribute to the modulation of such behavior. In particular, we find a resonant condition between the membrane protein and cytoskeleton dynamics that results in the invariance of the ratio of clustered proteins that is found in in vivo experimental observations.