Dynamic myosin phosphorylation regulates contractile pulses and tissue integrity during epithelial morphogenesis
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Tworoger, Michael B.; Vasquez, Claudia G; Martin, Adam C
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Apical constriction is a cell shape change that promotes epithelial bending. Activation of nonmuscle myosin II (Myo-II) by kinases such as Rho-associated kinase (Rok) is important to generate contractile force during apical constriction. Cycles of Myo-II assembly and disassembly, or pulses, are associated with apical constriction during Drosophila melanogaster gastrulation. It is not understood whether Myo-II phosphoregulation organizes contractile pulses or whether pulses are important for tissue morphogenesis. Here, we show that Myo-II pulses are associated with pulses of apical Rok. Mutants that mimic Myo-II light chain phosphorylation or depletion of myosin phosphatase inhibit Myo-II contractile pulses, disrupting both actomyosin coalescence into apical foci and cycles of Myo-II assembly/disassembly. Thus, coupling dynamic Myo-II phosphorylation to upstream signals organizes contractile Myo-II pulses in both space and time. Mutants that mimic Myo-II phosphorylation undergo continuous, rather than incremental, apical constriction. These mutants fail to maintain intercellular actomyosin network connections during tissue invagination, suggesting that Myo-II pulses are required for tissue integrity during morphogenesis.
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2014-08Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of BiologyJournal
Journal of Cell Biology
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Rockefeller University Press
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Vasquez, C. G., M. Tworoger, and A. C. Martin. “Dynamic Myosin Phosphorylation Regulates Contractile Pulses and Tissue Integrity During Epithelial Morphogenesis.” The Journal of Cell Biology 206, no. 3 (August 4, 2014): 435–450.
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0021-9525
1540-8140