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In vitro reconstitution of microtubule network polarization.

Abstract

Microtubules, biological polymers present in all eukaryotic cells, serve as a support for intracellular transport via molecular motors, thus defining cellular polarity. Contrary to the dogma establishing the centrosome as the determinant of this polarity, research from the CytoMorpho Lab reveals that microtubules can self-organize without an organizing center. In vitro experiments have demonstrated that microtubules actively separate molecular motors of opposite polarities into distinct domains, creating a new mechanism of active phase separation. Such partitioning of space by microtubules and motors constitutes a new mechanism of morphogenesis. The doctoral project aims to encapsulate this system in lipid vesicles of controlled size to study how relative dimensions enable efficient polarization. This approach will require the development of a microfluidic device and optimization of biochemical conditions for anchoring motors in the lipid bilayer. The perspectives include the creation of "artificial cells" capable of polarization and the reevaluation of cellular polarization models, particularly for T lymphocytes and other differentiated cells.

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Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble
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Sorbonne Université
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