Thèse soutenue

Etude de l'exocytose des granules de sécrétion : arrimage à la membrane plasmique et expansion du pore de fusion

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Auteur / Autrice : Ouardane Gurvan Jouannot
Direction : François Darchen
Type : Thèse de doctorat
Discipline(s) : [Génomes et Protéines]
Date : Soutenance en 2012
Etablissement(s) : Paris 7

Résumé

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Regulated exocytosis is a cellular process of fusion of secretory vesicle with the plasma membrane. We studied the docking step and the dilation of the fusion pore. First, we studied the role of the adaptor protein Myrip which forms a complex with Rab27a at the surface of secretion granules and Myosin Va. Myrip can also interact with actin. We showed that silencing Myrip changes the distribution of secretory granules from cell periphery to the peri-nuclear region. Myrip also plays a role in docking of granules at the plasma membrane. The double role of recruitment of Myosin Va to granules and interaction with actin allows to couple peripheric retention and plasma membrane docking. Secondly, we studied the role of Cdc42 in fusion pore dilation. We showed that silencing of Cdc42 decreases the number of full release exocytotic events, due to a slower kinetic of fusion pore expansion. Inhibition of Cdc42 triggers an increase of abortive fusion events. Membrane tension measurements showed a decrease in tension of Cdc42 silenced celles. The effect of Cdc42 can be mimicked by inhibition of Myosin II which decreases membrane tension as well.