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Nanobodies combined with DNA-PAINT super-resolution reveal a staggered titin nanoarchitecture in flight muscles

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Rees,  Renate
Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Schünemann,  J.
Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Görlich,  Dirk
Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Schueder, F., Mangeol, P., Chan, E. H., Rees, R., Schünemann, J., Jungmann, R., et al. (2023). Nanobodies combined with DNA-PAINT super-resolution reveal a staggered titin nanoarchitecture in flight muscles. eLife, 12: e79344. doi:10.7554/eLife.79344.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000C-8474-C
Abstract
Sarcomeres are the force-producing units of all striated muscles. Their nanoarchitecture critically depends on the large titin protein, which in vertebrates spans from the sarcomeric Z-disc to the M-band and hence links actin and myosin filaments stably together. This ensures sarcomeric integrity and determines the length of vertebrate sarcomeres. However, the instructive role of titins for sarcomeric architecture outside of vertebrates is not as well understood. Here, we used a series of nanobodies, the Drosophila titin nanobody toolbox, recognising specific domains of the two Drosophila titin homologs Sallimus and Projectin to determine their precise location in intact flight muscles. By combining nanobodies with DNA-PAINT super-resolution microscopy, we found that, similar to vertebrate titin, Sallimus bridges across the flight muscle I-band, whereas Projectin is located at the beginning of the A-band. Interestingly, the ends of both proteins overlap at the I-band/A-band border, revealing a staggered organisation of the two Drosophila titin homologs. This architecture may help to stably anchor Sallimus at the myosin filament and hence ensure efficient force transduction during flight.