Myosin-X recruits lamellipodin to filopodia tips.

Ana Popović, Mitro Miihkinen, Sujan Ghimire, Rafael Saup, Max L B Grönloh, Neil J Ball, Benjamin T Goult, Johanna Ivaska, Guillaume Jacquemet

Journal of cell science 2023 Mar 01

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Myosin-X (MYO10), a molecular motor localizing to filopodia, is thought to transport various cargo to filopodia tips, modulating filopodia function. However, only a few MYO10 cargoes have been described. Here, using GFP-Trap and BioID approaches combined with mass spectrometry, we identified lamellipodin (RAPH1) as a novel MYO10 cargo. We report that the FERM domain of MYO10 is required for RAPH1 localization and accumulation at filopodia tips. Previous studies have mapped the RAPH1 interaction domain for adhesome components to its talin-binding and Ras-association domains. Surprisingly, we find that the RAPH1 MYO10-binding site is not within these domains. Instead, it comprises a conserved helix located just after the RAPH1 pleckstrin homology domain with previously unknown functions. Functionally, RAPH1 supports MYO10 filopodia formation and stability but is not required to activate integrins at filopodia tips. Taken together, our data indicate a feed-forward mechanism whereby MYO10 filopodia are positively regulated by MYO10-mediated transport of RAPH1 to the filopodium tip. © 2023. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.

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Ana Popović, Mitro Miihkinen, Sujan Ghimire, Rafael Saup, Max L B Grönloh, Neil J Ball, Benjamin T Goult, Johanna Ivaska, Guillaume Jacquemet. Myosin-X recruits lamellipodin to filopodia tips. Journal of cell science. 2023 Mar 01;136(5)