Journal: The EMBO Journal
Article Title: Nuclear rupture in confined cell migration triggers nuclear actin polymerization to limit chromatin leakage
doi: 10.1038/s44318-025-00566-2
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) MS/MS spectrum identifying the tryptic peptide Q1069-K1081 of Diaph3 carrying a phosphorylation (PH) at serine S1072. Fragments matched to masses of b and y ions are marked in the scheme and by red labels in the spectrum. Yellow labels denote matches for fragment or precursor (M) ions after neutral loss of the phosphate group. Neutral loss of H 2 O or NH is indicated by subscripts of ° or *. ( B ) Schematic representation of DIAPH3 functional domains and the identified consensus sequence, a S-Q motif (red) adjacent to DAD (Diaphanous-autoregulatory domain). The conserved sequence of 12 aminoacids displays the serine residue where ATR can phosphorylate human DIAPH3 or the mouse orthologue mDia2 (red). ( C ) Representative images of HT1080-nAC-GFP (white) that transiently express either NLS-BFP, NLS-BFP-Diaph3-wt, NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072D or NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072A with bottom right images showing nuclear expression of these constructs (magenta); Scale bar, 5 µm. ( D ) Percentage of HT1080 cells stably expressing nAC-GFP displaying nuclear F-actin formation after co-expressing NLS-BFP, NLS-BFP-mDia2-wt, NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072D, or NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072A. Data shown as mean ± s.d. Three independent experiments per condition with n ≥ 100 cells per experiment. Statistical analysis was performed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey’s multiple comparison. Exact P values for NLS-BFP vs NLS-BFP-Diaph3-wt, NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072D, and NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072A, respectively: P = 5.0 × 10⁻⁹. P = 3.0 × 10⁻⁹. P = 9.0 × 10⁻⁸. Exact P values for NLS-BFP-Diaph3-WT vs NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072D and NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072A are respectively: P = 0.0371. P = 6.0 × 10⁻⁶. Exact P values for NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072D vs NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072A: P = 1.0 × 10⁻⁶. ( E ) Representative images of HT1080-nAC-GFP (white) that transiently express either NLS-BFP-Diaph3-wt or NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072D in the presence or absence of ETP-46464, with bottom right images showing nuclear expression of these constructs (magenta); Scale bar, 5 µm. ( F ) Percentage of HT1080-nAC-GFP cells transiently expressing either NLS-Diaph3-wt or NLS-Diaph3-S1072D that display nuclear F-actin formation after being treated with either 0.01% DMSO or 3 µM ETP-46464 for 3 h. Data shown as mean ± s.d. Three independent experiments per condition with n = 50 cells per experiment. Statistical analysis between DMSO and ETP-46464 treatment after expression of NLS-BFP-Diaph3-WT was performed by an unpaired parametric t -test. Exact P value: 3.0 × 10⁻⁷. Statistical analysis between DMSO and ETP-46464 treatment after expression of NLS-BFP-Diaph3-S1072D was performed by the Mann–Whitney test. Exact P value: 0.3000. ns: P > 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001. .
Article Snippet: DIAPH3 , Proteintech , 14342-1-AP.
Techniques: Tandem Mass Spectroscopy, Phospho-proteomics, Functional Assay, Sequencing, Residue, Expressing, Construct, Stable Transfection, Comparison, MANN-WHITNEY