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XB-ART-52186
Mol Biol Cell 2016 Jul 15;2714:2272-85. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E16-04-0223.
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Membrane dynamics during cellular wound repair.

Davenport NR , Sonnemann KJ , Eliceiri KW , Bement WM .


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Cells rapidly reseal after damage, but how they do so is unknown. It has been hypothesized that resealing occurs due to formation of a patch derived from rapid fusion of intracellular compartments at the wound site. However, patching has never been directly visualized. Here we study membrane dynamics in wounded Xenopus laevis oocytes at high spatiotemporal resolution. Consistent with the patch hypothesis, we find that damage triggers rampant fusion of intracellular compartments, generating a barrier that limits influx of extracellular dextrans. Patch formation is accompanied by compound exocytosis, local accumulation and aggregation of vesicles, and rupture of compartments facing the external environment. Subcellular patterning is evident as annexin A1, dysferlin, diacylglycerol, active Rho, and active Cdc42 are recruited to compartments confined to different regions around the wound. We also find that a ring of elevated intracellular calcium overlaps the region where membrane dynamics are most evident and persists for several minutes. The results provide the first direct visualization of membrane patching during membrane repair, reveal novel features of the repair process, and show that a remarkable degree of spatial patterning accompanies damage-induced membrane dynamics.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: anxa1 cdc42 dysf fubp1 rho


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Abreu-Blanco, Coordination of Rho family GTPase activities to orchestrate cytoskeleton responses during cell wound repair. 2014, Pubmed