CSPP1 stabilizes microtubules by capping both plus and minus ends.

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Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 2024 Feb 22;. doi: 10.1093/jmcb/mjae007

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CSPP1 stabilizes microtubules by capping both plus and minus ends. Lippincott-Schwartz Lab

Wang Z, Wang W, Liu S, Yang F, Liu X, Hua S, Zhu L, Xu A, Hill DL, Wang D, Jiang K, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Liu X, Yao X

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Although the dynamic instability of microtubules (MTs) is fundamental to many cellular functions, quiescent MTs with unattached free distal ends are commonly present and play important roles in various events to power cellular dynamics. However, how these free MT tips are stabilized remains poorly understood. Here, we report that centrosome and spindle pole protein 1 (CSPP1) caps and stabilizes both plus and minus ends of static MTs. Real-time imaging of laser-ablated MTs in live cells showed deposition of CSPP1 at the newly generated MT ends, whose dynamic instability was concomitantly suppressed. Consistently, MT ends in CSPP1-overexpressing cells were hyper-stabilized, while those in CSPP1-depleted cells were much more dynamic. This CSPP1-elicited stabilization of MTs was demonstrated to be achieved by suppressing intrinsic MT catastrophe and restricting the polymerization. Importantly, CSPP1-bound MTs were resistant to MCAK-mediated depolymerization. These findings delineate a previously uncharacterized CSPP1 activity that integrates MT end capping to orchestrate quiescent MTs.

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CSPP1 stabilizes microtubules by capping both plus and minus ends.

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PMID: 38389254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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