タナベ　ケンジ   田邊　賢司    所属   研究施設 研究施設    職種   准教授
論文種別	原著
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Receptor Sorting within Endosomal Trafficking Pathway Is Facilitated by Dynamic Actin Filaments.
掲載誌名	正式名：PLoS ONE
巻・号・頁	6,pp.e19942
著者・共著者	Ohashi, Emiko Tanabe, Kenji Henmi, Yuji Mesaki, Kumi Kobayashi, Yuka Takei, Kohji
担当区分	筆頭著者,責任著者
発行年月	2011
概要	Early endosomes (EEs) are known to be a sorting station for internalized molecules destined for degradation, recycling, or other intracellular organelles. Segregation is an essential step in such sorting, but the molecular mechanism of this process remains to be elucidated. Here, we show that actin is required for efficient recycling and endosomal maturation by producing a motile force. Perturbation of actin dynamics by drugs induced a few enlarged EEs containing several degradative vacuoles and also interfered with their transporting ability. Actin repolymerization induced by washout of the drug caused the vacuoles to dissociate and individually translocate toward the perinuclear region. We further elucidated that cortactin, an actin-nucleating factor, was required for transporting contents from within EEs. Actin filaments regulated by cortactin may provide a motile force for efficient sorting within early endosomes. These data suggest that actin filaments coordinate with microtubules to mediate segregation in EEs.