Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Nuclear-capture of endosomes depletes nuclear G-actin to promote SRF/MRTF activation and cancer cell invasion

  • Sergi Marco,
  • Matthew Neilson,
  • Madeleine Moore,
  • Arantxa Perez-Garcia,
  • Holly Hall,
  • Louise Mitchell,
  • Sergio Lilla,
  • Giovani R. Blanco,
  • Ann Hedley,
  • Sara Zanivan,
  • Jim C. Norman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26839-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Effective delivery of signals from the cell surface to the nucleus is a key to activate gene transcription. Here, the authors show how endosomes containing EphA2 are transported and captured at the nuclear surface, triggering depletion of G-actin from the nucleus and activating MRTF signalling.