Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals Drebrin Induced Remodeling of F-Actin with Subnanometer Resolution

Shivani Sharma; Elena E. Grintsevich; Martin L. Phillips; Emil Reisler; James K. Gimzewski

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Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals Drebrin Induced Remodeling of F-Actin with Subnanometer Resolution

Shivani Sharma^*, Elena E. Grintsevich, Martin L. Phillips, Emil Reisler, James K. Gimzewski

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Abstract

We show by high-resolution atomic force microscopy analysis that drebrin A (a major neuronal actin binding protein) induced F-actin structural and mechanical remodeling involves significant changes in helical twist and filament stiffness (+55% persistence length). These results provide evidence of a unique mechanical role of drebrin in the dendrites, contribute to current molecular-level understanding of the properties of the neuronal cytoskeleton, and reflect the role of biomechanics at the nanoscale, to modulate nanofilament-structure assemblies such as F-actin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	825-827
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl104159v
Publication status	Published - Feb 2011

Keywords

F-actin remodeling
drebrin
AFM
neuron cytoskeleton
nanofilament mechanics
FILAMENTS
FLEXIBILITY
DISRUPTION
DISORDERS
DYNAMICS
BINDING
PROTEIN
MODEL

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Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals Drebrin Induced Remodeling of F-Actin with Subnanometer Resolution

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