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How ion channels inside cells manipulate the cytoskeleton

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Researchers have discovered that the proton channel protein Hv1/VSOP functions on endosomes within microglia, not just at the cell surface. This mechanism allows Hv1 to interact with the protein CAPZ to regulate the growth of the actin cytoskeleton, maintaining the cell's internal structure.

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How ion channels inside cells manipulate the cytoskeleton Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Microglia, the immune cells that protect the brain, are thought to maintain a healthy brain environment by removing unwanted substances…

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It has been known that microglia express Hv1/VSOP, a channel protein that transports protons, but it was believed to function at the cell membrane surface, regulating pH in its vicinity.

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A research group has now revealed that Hv1 functions not only at the cell surface but also on endosomes, transport vesicles known to carry substances inside cells.

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Researchers have discovered that the proton channel protein Hv1/VSOP functions on endosomes within microglia, not just at the cell surface. This mechanism allows Hv1 to interact with the protein CAPZ to regulate the growth of the actin cytoskeleton, maintaining the cell's internal structure.

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Claim 1: “microglia express Hv1/VSOP, a channel protein that transports protons”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that microglia express Hv1/VSOP, a proton-transporting channel protein.
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web search NEUTRAL — It has been known that microglia express Hv1/VSOP, a channel protein that transports protons, but it was believed to function at the cell membrane surface, regulating pH in its vicinity.
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80EDZYX8/ion-channels-inside…
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web search NEUTRAL — The HVCN1 gene encodes a voltage-gated protein channel protein (Hv1/VSOP) that is primarily expressed in phagocytes in the immune system (Ramsey et al., 2006; Sasaki et al., 2006) and is one of the ma…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8063047/
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web search NEUTRAL — gated protein channel protein (Hv1/VSOP) that is primarily.In microglia, Hv1 channels were reported to conduct protons. to the extracellular space as charge compensation and to help. sustain ROS produ…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350762250_Functions…
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Claim 2: “analysis of microglia lacking Hv1 shows that the actin cytoskeleton elongated excessively, disrupting cell shape and internal structure”
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The specific finding that microglia lacking Hv1 show excessive actin elongation and disrupted cell shape is only mentioned in one source ('Ion channels inside cells were manipulating the cytoskeleton').
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web search NEUTRAL — Actin cytoskeleton of mouse embryo fibroblasts, stained with phalloidin. Microfilaments, also known as actin filaments, are composed of linear polymers of G-actin proteins, and generate force when the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoskeleton
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web search NEUTRAL — Furthermore, analysis of microglia lacking Hv1 showed that the actin cytoskeleton elongated excessively, disrupting cell shape and internal structure. This suggested that Hv1 functions as a brake that…
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80EDZYX8/ion-channels-inside…
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web search NEUTRAL — Excessively. activated microglia can aggravate the secondary damage by producing extravagant reactive. oxygen species and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Recent studies demonstrated that the. voltage-gate…
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357492880_Microglia…
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Claim 3: “The research is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences”
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While PNAS is a verified journal (Wikipedia), there is no evidence in the provided search results confirming that this specific research paper was published there, other than the claim itself. The general PNAS search results only confirm the journal's existence.
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web search NEUTRAL — It is the official journal of the National Academy of Sciences, published since 1915, and publishes original research, scientific reviews, commentaries, and letters.
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest science news from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Phys.org.PNAS is published weekly in print, and daily online in PNAS Early Edition. PNAS was established by NAS in 1914,…
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web search NEUTRAL — PNAS is the world's most-cited multidisciplinary scientific serial. It publishes high-impact research reports, commentaries, perspectives, reviews, colloquium papers, and actions of the Academy.
https://www.jstor.org/journal/procnatiacadscie
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Claim 4: “Microglia, the immune cells that protect the brain, are thought to maintain a healthy brain environment by removing unwanted substances through dynamic remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton”
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Two separate web search results confirm that microglia maintain the brain environment by removing substances through the remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton.
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web search NEUTRAL — The cytoskeleton is a complex, dynamic network of interlinking protein filaments present in the cytoplasm of all cells, including those of bacteria and archaea.[2] In eukaryotes, it extends from the c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytoskeleton
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web search NEUTRAL — Microglia, the immune cells that protect our brain, are thought to maintain a healthy brain environment by removing unwanted substances through dynamic remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton, the cell's…
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80EDZYX8/ion-channels-inside…
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web search NEUTRAL — The peri-membrane polymerization of actin filament and co-localization of Iba1 relate to the microglial movements for phagocytosis. Here, these findings suggest that microglia modified actin cytoskele…
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-019-1694-y
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Claim 5: “Hv1 functions not only at the cell surface but also on endosomes”
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Only one specific source ('Novel function of proton channels in intracellular membranes') explicitly states that Hv1 functions as a proton channel on endosomes. Other sources discuss endosomes or Hv1 generally but not this specific dual-location function.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cell surface proteins, part of the acquired immune system. Protein family. Major histocompatibility complex molecule.Proteins present in endosomes or lysosomes (mostly internalized from extracellular …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_histocompatibility_compl…
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web search NEUTRAL — First, by combining advanced microscopy with endosome patch-clamp techniques—a highly sensitive method capable of directly measuring ion flow from microscopic membrane structures inside cells—we demon…
https://www.brightsurf.com/news/80EDZYX8/ion-channels-inside…
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web search NEUTRAL — The routes to endosomes are specified by sorting motifs in the cytoplasmic tails of the proteins that are recognized at the TGN or plasma membrane.The delivery of proteins from the plasma membrane to …
https://www.academia.edu/57591189/Targeting_of_membrane_prot…
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Claim 6: “Hv1 interacts with CAPZ, a protein that binds to actin filament ends”
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While Wikipedia confirms CAPZ is an actin-binding protein, none of the provided evidence sources confirm a specific interaction between Hv1 and CAPZ.
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web search NEUTRAL — CapZ, also known as CAPZ, CAZ1, CAPPA1 and beta-actinin, is a capping protein that caps the barbed end of actin filaments in muscle cells.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CapZ
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web search NEUTRAL — Most actin-binding proteins are widely distributed in eukaryotes, and so they arose in an ancient common ancestor.2013). Actin-interacting protein Aip1 cooperates with cofilin to promote actin filamen…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4968159/
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web search NEUTRAL — GMF does not interact with actin, but instead binds Arp2/3 complex and promotes dissociation of Arp2/3-mediated filament branches. Abp1 and drebrin are multidomain proteins that interact with actin fi…
https://www.academia.edu/75425627/Interactions_between_the_e…
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Claim 7: “Takafumi Kawai et al, Voltage-gated proton channel Hv1/VSOP regulates reciprocal interactions between F-actin and endosomes in microglia, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2521977123”
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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant (returning general definitions of 'paper' as in stationery), and no source confirms the existence of this specific paper, author, or DOI.
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Claim 8: “endosomes carrying Hv1 binding to the tips of actin filaments”
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General evidence discusses endosomes moving on actin filaments, but there is no specific evidence provided that endosomes carrying Hv1 specifically bind to the tips of actin filaments.
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web search NEUTRAL — Actin is a family of globular multi-functional proteins that form microfilaments in the cytoskeleton, and the thin filaments in muscle fibrils. It is found in essentially all eukaryotic cells, where i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actin
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web search NEUTRAL — Actin filament assembly is critical for eukaryotic cell motility. Arp2/3 complex and capping protein (CP) regulate actin assembly in vitro.1999. Endocytic vesicles move at the tips of actin tails in c…
https://www.academia.edu/49918014/Actin_dependent_propulsion…
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web search NEUTRAL — MYO5B moves vesicles along actin filaments from deep cytoplasmic recirculating endosomes to the top of the cell, just below the plasma membrane. MYO1b takes control once MYO5B delivers it to the top.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/oncology/articles/10.33…
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