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Antonio Sponga, Joan L. Arolas, Thomas C. Schwarz, Cy M. Jeffries, Ariadna Rodriguez Chamorro, Julius Kostan, Andrea Ghisleni, Friedel Drepper, Anton Polyansky, Euripedes de Almeida Ribeiro, Miriam Pedron, Anna Zawadzka-Kazimierczuk, Georg Mlynek, Thomas Peterbauer, Pierantonio Doto, Claudia Schreiner, Eneda Hollerl, Borja Mateos, Leonhard Geist, Georgine Faulkner & 7 more
Original language | English |
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Article number | eabg7653 |
Journal | Science Advances |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Published | 28 May 2021 |
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In sarcomeres, α-actinin cross-links actin filaments and anchors them to the Z-disk. FATZ (filamin-, α-actinin-, and telethonin-binding protein of the Z-disk) proteins interact with α-actinin and other core Z-disk proteins, contributing to myofibril assembly and maintenance. Here, we report the first structure and its cellular validation of α-actinin-2 in complex with a Z-disk partner, FATZ-1, which is best described as a conformational ensemble. We show that FATZ-1 forms a tight fuzzy complex with α-actinin-2 and propose an interaction mechanism via main molecular recognition elements and secondary binding sites. The obtained integrative model reveals a polar architecture of the complex which, in combination with FATZ-1 multivalent scaffold function, might organize interaction partners and stabilize α-actinin-2 preferential orientation in Z-disk. Last, we uncover FATZ-1 ability to phase-separate and form biomolecular condensates with α-actinin-2, raising the question whether FATZ proteins can create an interaction hub for Z-disk proteins through membraneless compartmentalization during myofibrillogenesis.
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