To further analyze the cellular consequences of DRR1-induced changes of actin dynamics, we evaluated known actin-dependent processes such as cell spreading and activity of the transcription factor serum response factor (SRF). Cell spreading is relevant in many cellular functions, such as migration or wound healing. Spreading of HeLa cells ectopically expressing EGFP-DRR1 wt or mutants, was analyzed by replating on a fibronectin-coated surface and fixation after 30 min of spreading; F-actin was stained with phalloidin. This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. Recombinant Profilin2a from mouse tagged with glutathione s-transferase (GST) was expressed from E. coli and purified with 2–4 mL glutathion sepharose 4B resin (GE Healthcare) in disposable columns. Binding and elution was performed in 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.0, 150 nM NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM DTT. Elution of Profilin was performed by cleaving off the tag overnight at 4 °C with PreScission Protease (GE Healthcare). Protein concentration was determined by UV absorbance at 280 nm. Dialysis was performed against 20 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.0, 150 mM NaCl, 1 mM EGTA, 1 mM DTT. your skills in crucial, complementary areas like safety first, problem solving, communication and project planning. Asano Y, Kishida S, Mu P, Sakamoto K, Murohara T, Kadomatsu K . DRR1 is expressed in the developing nervous system and downregulated during neuroblastoma carcinogenesis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 394: 829–835.

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For visualization of single filament polymerization samples containing 1× F-buffer and recombinant proteins (in a constant volume) were prepared. Polymerization was induced by the addition of G-actin (0.5 or 1 µM final concentration). The sample was then immediately pipetted into a flow chamber consisting of two high precision coverslips (60 × 24 mm and 20 × 20 mm, Carl Roth, Karlsruhe, Germany) separated by vacuum grease and placed in a TIRF or confocal microscope (TIRF: Leica DMI6000B, 100×/1.47 NA oil immersion objective, confocal: 63×/1.4 NA oil immersion objective, 5× optical zoom, Leica TSC SP5, Solms, Germany). Samples prepared with 10% actin-ATTO488 were visualized in a TIRF microscope, samples with Alexa Fluor 488-phalloidin were visualized in the confocal microscope.

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Fedoseienko A, Wieringa HW, Wisman GBA, Duiker E, Reyners AKL, Hofker MH et al. Nuclear COMMD1 is associated with cisplatin sensitivity in ovarian cancer. PLoS One 2016; 11: e0165385. DRR1 reduces actin filament elongation but increases nucleation. ( A, B) DRR1 and the mutant dM exert an inhibitory effect on in vitro polymerization of pyrene-actin. 20% pyrene-labeled actin (4 µM) was polymerized in the presence of wt ( A, B) and mutant ( B) DRR1 proteins (purified via the MBP-tag) as indicated. Increase in fluorescence of pyrene-actin during polymerization was monitored in 5 s intervals for 90 min; ( C) Single filament elongation of actin is strongly reduced by DRR1 and the mutant dM. Actin (c = 0.5 µM, 10% labeled with ATTO-488) was polymerized in the presence of DRR1 proteins or MBP as control (R = 0.5) and visualized by TIRF microscopy for 10 min with 3 s intervals starting 2 min after the beginning of the reaction. An endpoint image was taken at 2 h of polymerization. Scale bar denotes 10 µm for all images. Bars indicating the filament elongation rate and the nucleation rate represent means + SEM of three independent experiments. */ # p< 0.05, **/ ## p< 0.01, ***/ ### p< 0.001 in comparison to control/wt DRR1 (only significant differences are marked; p = 0.06 refers to the comparison of M to wt DRR1). Statistical analysis was performed with one-way ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc. Movies of single filament elongation experiments are available on request. Actin binding proteins orchestrate the temporal and spatial remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton in cells as the structural basis for several cellular functions [ 57]. This highly dynamic process also responds to specific stimuli and, thus, conveys the ability to adapt to new environmental demands. Here, we present a domain and functional analysis of the stress-induced protein DRR1 with respect to its action on actin dynamics. Galarneau L, Nourani A, Boudreault AA, Zhang Y, Heliot L, Allard S et al. Multiple links between the NuA4 histone acetyltransferase complex and epigenetic control of transcription. Mol Cell 2000; 5: 927–937. Clark TG, Merriam RW . Diffusible and bound actin in nuclei of Xenopus laevis oocytes. Cell 1977; 12: 883–891.Almuzzaini B, Sarshad AA, Farrants AK, Percipalle P . Nuclear myosin 1 contributes to a chromatin landscape compatible with RNA polymerase II transcription activation. BMC Biol 2015; 13: 35.

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