
Small GTPases regulate cytoskeletal dynamics, cell motility, and division under precise spatiotemporal control. Different small GTPases exhibit cross talks to exert feedback response or to act in concert during signal transduction. However, whether and how specific cytoskeletal components’ feedback to upstream signaling factors remains largely elusive. Here, we report an intriguing finding that disruption of the Arp2/3-branched actin specifically reduces RhoA activity but upregulates its total protein abundance. We further dissect the mechanisms underlying these circumstances and identify the altered cortactin/p190RhoGAP interaction and weakened CCM2/Smurf1 binding to be involved in GTP-RhoA reduction and total RhoA increase, respectively. Moreover, we find that cytokinesis defects induced by Arp2/3 inhibition can be rescued by activating RhoA. Our study reveals an intricate feedback from the actin cytoskeleton to the small GTPase. Our work highlights the role of Arp2/3-branched actin in signal transduction aside from its function in serving as critical cytoskeletal components to maintain cell morphology and motility.
smurf1, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Blotting, Western, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, cytokinesis, ubiquitination, Article, Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex, Cell Line, Mice, rhoa, Animals, Humans, Arp2/3 complex, Smurf1, Cytokinesis, branched actin, QH573-671, ras-GRF1, GTPase-Activating Proteins, Microfilament Proteins, Ubiquitination, RhoA, arp2/3 complex, Cytology, rhoA GTP-Binding Protein, HeLa Cells
smurf1, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Blotting, Western, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, cytokinesis, ubiquitination, Article, Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex, Cell Line, Mice, rhoa, Animals, Humans, Arp2/3 complex, Smurf1, Cytokinesis, branched actin, QH573-671, ras-GRF1, GTPase-Activating Proteins, Microfilament Proteins, Ubiquitination, RhoA, arp2/3 complex, Cytology, rhoA GTP-Binding Protein, HeLa Cells
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