Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: NHSL3 interacts with Ena/VASP proteins and the Scar/WAVE complex and promotes cell migration
doi: 10.1101/2025.04.03.647056
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A,B) HEK cells were co-transfected with Myc-tagged CYFIP1 or CYFIP2 (A) or Myc-tagged Nap1, CYFIP1 or CYFIP2, Nap1, Scar/WAVE2, Abi1, and HSPC300 (B) and with EGFP only as control or EGFP-tagged NHSL3 with the Abi SH3 domain binding site mutated (NHSL3 ΔSH3 -EGFP) or EGFP-tagged NHSL3 with the Abi SH3 domain binding site and the seven amino acids mediating CYFIP binding mutated (NHSL3 ΔSH3ΔCYFIP -EGFP). EGFP-tagged NHSL3 proteins were pulled down from cell lysates using a nanobody against EGFP and blots were probed using antibodies against Myc and EGFP. Representative blots from three independent experiments. (C,D) Knockout of NHSL3 causes an increase in Arp2/3 complex activity. ( C ) Lifetime images of wild-type (WT) CRISPR Ctrl, NHSL3 CRISPR KO-1, and NHSL3 CRISPR KO-2 B16-F1 cells expressing the Arp2/3 complex biosensor plated on laminin coated glass. Warm colours indicate short lifetimes, and cool colours long lifetimes, of the donor fluorophore mTurq2. Shorter lifetimes represent higher FRET efficiency and therefore higher Arp2/3 complex activity. Representative images from four independent experiments. ( D ) Quantification of average cellular FRET efficiency (E FRET ) which corresponds to Arp2/3 complex activity in WT CRISPR Ctrl (grey circles), NHSL3 CRISPR KO-1 (pink inverted triangles), and NHSL3 CRISPR KO-2 (green diamonds) cells. Data points are the weighted mean FRET efficiency across each individual cell, and bars represent the population mean ± SEM. Data from four independent experiments (N = 4): n = 34 (WT CRISPR Ctrl), n = 37 (NHSL3 CRISPR KO-1), n = 32 (NHSL3 CRISPR KO-2). Ordinary one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test: ∗∗∗∗P < 0.0001 (WT CRISPR Ctrl <> NHSL3 CRISPR KO-1; WT CRISPR Ctrl <> NHSL3 CRISPR KO-2).
Article Snippet: Commercial primary antibodies: EGFP (Roche), Myc (9E10, Sigma), MBP (New England Biolabs), Abi1 (MBL, clone 1B9, D147-3), Scar/WAVE1 (BD 612276), Scar/WAVE2 rabbit mAb (D2C8, CST 3659), Mena mAb clone A351F7D9 (Lebrand et al., 2004); HSC70 (Santa Cruz sc7298).
Techniques: Transfection, Control, Binding Assay, Knock-Out, Activity Assay, CRISPR, Expressing