PMID- 31577529 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200615 LR - 20200615 IS - 1939-4586 (Electronic) IS - 1059-1524 (Print) IS - 1059-1524 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 23 DP - 2019 Nov 1 TI - Septin 2/6/7 complexes tune microtubule plus-end growth and EB1 binding in a concentration- and filament-dependent manner. PG - 2913-2928 LID - 10.1091/mbc.E19-07-0362 [doi] AB - Septins (SEPTs) are filamentous guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins, which affect microtubule (MT)-dependent functions including membrane trafficking and cell division, but their precise role in MT dynamics is poorly understood. Here, in vitro reconstitution of MT dynamics with SEPT2/6/7, the minimal subunits of septin heteromers, shows that SEPT2/6/7 has a biphasic concentration-dependent effect on MT growth. Lower concentrations of SEPT2/6/7 enhance MT plus-end growth and elongation, while higher and intermediate concentrations inhibit and pause plus-end growth, respectively. We show that SEPT2/6/7 has a modest preference for GTP- over guanosine diphosphate (GDP)-bound MT lattice and competes with end-binding protein 1 (EB1) for binding to guanosine 5'-O-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTPgammaS)-stabilized MTs, which mimic the EB1-preferred GDP-Pi state of polymerized tubulin. Strikingly, SEPT2/6/7 triggers EB1 dissociation from plus-end tips in cis by binding to the MT lattice and in trans when MT plus ends collide with SEPT2/6/7 filaments. At these intersections, SEPT2/6/7 filaments were more potent barriers than actin filaments in pausing MT growth and dissociating EB1 in vitro and in live cells. These data demonstrate that SEPT2/6/7 complexes and filaments can directly impact MT plus-end growth and the tracking of plus end-binding proteins and thereby may facilitate the capture of MT plus ends at intracellular sites of septin enrichment. FAU - Nakos, Konstantinos AU - Nakos K AD - Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104. FAU - Radler, Megan R AU - Radler MR AD - Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104. FAU - Spiliotis, Elias T AU - Spiliotis ET AD - Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104. LA - eng GR - R01 GM097664/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20191002 PL - United States TA - Mol Biol Cell JT - Molecular biology of the cell JID - 9201390 RN - 0 (EB1 microtubule binding proteins) RN - 0 (Microtubule-Associated Proteins) RN - 0 (Multiprotein Complexes) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (Septins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Microtubule-Associated Proteins/*metabolism MH - Microtubules/*metabolism MH - Models, Biological MH - Multiprotein Complexes/*metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Septins/*metabolism PMC - PMC6822581 EDAT- 2019/10/03 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/17 06:00 PMCR- 2020/01/16 CRDT- 2019/10/03 06:00 PHST- 2019/10/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/01/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - E19-07-0362 [pii] AID - 10.1091/mbc.E19-07-0362 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Biol Cell. 2019 Nov 1;30(23):2913-2928. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E19-07-0362. Epub 2019 Oct 2.