WAVE, a novel WASP-family protein involved in actin reorganization induced by Rac (original) (raw)

Abstract

Rac is a Rho-family small GTPase that induces the formation of membrane ruffles. However, it is poorly understood how Rac-induced reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, which is essential for ruffle formation, is regulated. Here we identify a novel Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP)-family protein, WASP family Verprolin-homologous protein (WAVE), as a regulator of actin reorganization downstream of Rac. Ectopically expressed WAVE induces the formation of actin filament clusters that overlap with the expressed WAVE itself. In this actin clustering, profilin, a monomeric actin-binding protein that has been suggested to be involved in actin polymerization, was shown to be essential. The expression of a dominant-active Rac mutant induces the translocation of endogenous WAVE from the cytosol to membrane ruffling areas. Furthermore, the co-expression of a deltaVPH WAVE mutant that cannot induce actin reorganization specifically suppresses the ruffle formation induced by Rac, but has no effect on Cdc42-induced actin-microspike formation, a phenomenon that is also known to be dependent on rapid actin reorganization. The deltaVPH WAVE also suppresses membrane-ruffling formation induced by platelet-derived growth factor in Swiss 3T3 cells. Taken together, we conclude that WAVE plays a critical role downstream of Rac in regulating the actin cytoskeleton required for membrane ruffling.

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