Formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose-depleted S. cerevisiae cells

Actin filaments form cortical patches and emanating cables in fermenting cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This pattern has been shown to be depolarized in glucose-depleted cells after formaldehyde fixation and staining with rhodamine-tagged phalloidin. Loss of actin cables in mother cells was rema...

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Main Authors: Pavla Vasicova, Mark Rinnerthaler, Danusa Haskova, Lenka Novakova, Ivana Malcova, Michael Breitenbach, Jiri Hasek
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Mark Rinnerthaler
Danusa Haskova
Lenka Novakova
Ivana Malcova
Michael Breitenbach
Jiri Hasek
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description Actin filaments form cortical patches and emanating cables in fermenting cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This pattern has been shown to be depolarized in glucose-depleted cells after formaldehyde fixation and staining with rhodamine-tagged phalloidin. Loss of actin cables in mother cells was remarkable. Here we extend our knowledge on actin in live glucose-depleted cells co-expressing the marker of actin patches (Abp1-RFP) with the marker of actin cables (Abp140-GFP). Glucose depletion resulted in appearance of actin patches also in mother cells. However, even after 80 min of glucose deprivation these cells showed a clear network of actin cables labeled with Abp140-GFP in contrast to previously published data. In live cells with a mitochondrial dysfunction (rho0 cells), glucose depletion resulted in almost immediate appearance of Abp140-GFP foci partially overlapping with Abp1-RFP patches in mother cells. Residual actin cables were clustered in patch-associated bundles. A similar overlapping “patchy” pattern of both actin markers was observed upon treatment of glucose-deprived rho+ cells with FCCP (the inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation) and upon treatment with formaldehyde. While the formaldehyde-targeted process stays unknown, our results indicate that published data on yeast actin cytoskeleton obtained from glucose-depleted cells after fixation should be considered with caution.
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spelling doaj-art-debee9fd75584d55a0bb7ecdcc1c4c512025-08-20T02:04:34ZengShared Science Publishers OGMicrobial Cell2311-26382016-04-013520621410.15698/mic2016.05.499Formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose-depleted S. cerevisiae cellsPavla Vasicova0Mark Rinnerthaler1Danusa Haskova2Lenka Novakova3Ivana Malcova4Michael Breitenbach5Jiri Hasek6Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic.Actin filaments form cortical patches and emanating cables in fermenting cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This pattern has been shown to be depolarized in glucose-depleted cells after formaldehyde fixation and staining with rhodamine-tagged phalloidin. Loss of actin cables in mother cells was remarkable. Here we extend our knowledge on actin in live glucose-depleted cells co-expressing the marker of actin patches (Abp1-RFP) with the marker of actin cables (Abp140-GFP). Glucose depletion resulted in appearance of actin patches also in mother cells. However, even after 80 min of glucose deprivation these cells showed a clear network of actin cables labeled with Abp140-GFP in contrast to previously published data. In live cells with a mitochondrial dysfunction (rho0 cells), glucose depletion resulted in almost immediate appearance of Abp140-GFP foci partially overlapping with Abp1-RFP patches in mother cells. Residual actin cables were clustered in patch-associated bundles. A similar overlapping “patchy” pattern of both actin markers was observed upon treatment of glucose-deprived rho+ cells with FCCP (the inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation) and upon treatment with formaldehyde. While the formaldehyde-targeted process stays unknown, our results indicate that published data on yeast actin cytoskeleton obtained from glucose-depleted cells after fixation should be considered with caution.http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/formaldehyde-fixation-is-detrimental-to-actin-cables-in-glucose-depleted-s-cerevisiae-cells/Abp140-GFPAbp1-RFPActin cables Actin patchesyeast
spellingShingle Pavla Vasicova
Mark Rinnerthaler
Danusa Haskova
Lenka Novakova
Ivana Malcova
Michael Breitenbach
Jiri Hasek
Formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose-depleted S. cerevisiae cells
Microbial Cell
Abp140-GFP
Abp1-RFP
Actin cables
Actin patches
yeast
title Formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose-depleted S. cerevisiae cells
title_full Formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose-depleted S. cerevisiae cells
title_fullStr Formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose-depleted S. cerevisiae cells
title_full_unstemmed Formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose-depleted S. cerevisiae cells
title_short Formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose-depleted S. cerevisiae cells
title_sort formaldehyde fixation is detrimental to actin cables in glucose depleted s cerevisiae cells
topic Abp140-GFP
Abp1-RFP
Actin cables
Actin patches
yeast
url http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/formaldehyde-fixation-is-detrimental-to-actin-cables-in-glucose-depleted-s-cerevisiae-cells/
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