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Self-assembly on target membranes is one of the important properties of all dynamin family proteins. Drp6, a dynamin-related protein in Tetrahymena, controls nuclear remodelling and undergoes cycles of assembly/disassembly on the nuclear envelope. To elucidate the mechanism of Drp6 function, we have characterized its biochemical and biophysical properties using size exclusion chromatography, chemical cross-linking and electron microscopy. The results demonstrate that Drp6 readily forms high-molecular-weight self-assembled structures as determined by size exclusion chromatography and chemical cross-linking. Negative stain electron microscopy revealed that Drp6 assembles into rings and spirals at physiological ionic strength. We have also shown that the recombinant Drp6 expressed in bacteria is catalytically active and its GTPase activity is not enhanced by low salt. These results suggest that, in contrast to dynamins but similar to MxA, Drp6 self-assembles in the absence of membrane templates, and its GTPase activity is not affected by ionic strength of the buffer. We discuss the self-assembly structure of Drp6 and explain the basis for lack of membrane-stimulated GTPase activity.
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We thank Prof Aaron Turkewitz from University of Chicago for useful comments on the manuscript. We also thank the TEM facility of MCB, IISc, Bengaluru. This research was supported by funding to AR from the DBT Grant BT/PR14643/BRB/10/862/2010.
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Kar, U.P., Dey, H. & Rahaman, A. Tetrahymena dynamin-related protein 6 self-assembles independent of membrane association. J Biosci 43, 139–148 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-017-9726-1
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