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Actin-generated force applied during endocytosis measured by Sla2-based FRET tension sensors

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Malengo,  Gabriele
Core Facility Flow Cytometry and Imaging, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Skruzny,  Michal
Microbial Networks, Department of Systems and Synthetic Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;
Department of Systems and Synthetic Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Abella, M., Andruck, L., Malengo, G., & Skruzny, M. (2021). Actin-generated force applied during endocytosis measured by Sla2-based FRET tension sensors. DEVELOPMENTAL CELL, 56(17), 2419-+. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2021.08.007.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-8977-7
Abstract
Mechanical forces are integral to many cellular processes, including clathrin-mediated endocytosis, a principal membrane trafficking route into the cell. During endocytosis, forces provided by endocytic proteins and the polymerizing actin cytoskeleton reshape the plasma membrane into a vesicle. Assessing force requirements of endocytic membrane remodeling is essential for understanding endocytosis. Here, we determined actin-generated force applied during endocytosis using FRET-based tension sensors inserted into the major force-transmitting protein Sla2 in yeast. We measured at least 8 pN force transmitted over Sla2 molecule, hence possibly more than 300-880 pN applied during endocytic vesicle formation. Importantly, decreasing cell turgor pressure and plasma membrane tension reduced force transmitted over the Sla2. The measurements in hypotonic conditions and mutants lacking BAR-domain membrane scaffolds then showed the limits of the endocytic force-transmitting machinery. Our study provides force values and force profiles critical for understanding the mechanics of endocytosis and potentially other key cellular membrane-remodeling processes.