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King SM. Turning dyneins off bends cilia. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2018; 75:372-381. [PMID: 30176122 PMCID: PMC6249098 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ciliary and flagellar motility is caused by the ensemble action of inner and outer dynein arm motors acting on axonemal doublet microtubules. The switch point or switching hypothesis, for which much experimental and computational evidence exists, requires that dyneins on only one side of the axoneme are actively working during bending, and that this active motor region propagate along the axonemal length. Generation of a reverse bend results from switching active sliding to the opposite side of the axoneme. However, the mechanochemical states of individual dynein arms within both straight and curved regions and how these change during beating has until now eluded experimental observation. Recently, Lin and Nicastro used high-resolution cryo-electron tomography to determine the power stroke state of dyneins along flagella of sea urchin sperm that were rapidly frozen while actively beating. The results reveal that axonemal dyneins are generally in a pre-power stroke conformation that is thought to yield a force-balanced state in straight regions; inhibition of this conformational state and microtubule release on specific doublets may then lead to a force imbalance across the axoneme allowing for microtubule sliding and consequently the initiation and formation of a ciliary bend. Propagation of this inhibitory signal from base-to-tip and switching the microtubule doublet subsets that are inhibited is proposed to result in oscillatory motion.
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- Stephen M. King
- Department of Molecular Biology and BiophysicsUniversity of Connecticut Health CenterFarmingtonConnecticut
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Roberts AJ. Emerging mechanisms of dynein transport in the cytoplasm versus the cilium. Biochem Soc Trans 2018; 46:967-982. [PMID: 30065109 PMCID: PMC6103457 DOI: 10.1042/bst20170568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Two classes of dynein power long-distance cargo transport in different cellular contexts. Cytoplasmic dynein-1 is responsible for the majority of transport toward microtubule minus ends in the cell interior. Dynein-2, also known as intraflagellar transport dynein, moves cargoes along the axoneme of eukaryotic cilia and flagella. Both dyneins operate as large ATP-driven motor complexes, whose dysfunction is associated with a group of human disorders. But how similar are their mechanisms of action and regulation? To examine this question, this review focuses on recent advances in dynein-1 and -2 research, and probes to what extent the emerging principles of dynein-1 transport could apply to or differ from those of the less well-understood dynein-2 mechanoenzyme.
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- Anthony J Roberts
- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London, U.K.
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Trott L, Hafezparast M, Madzvamuse A. A mathematical understanding of how cytoplasmic dynein walks on microtubules. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:171568. [PMID: 30224978 PMCID: PMC6124060 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cytoplasmic dynein 1 (hereafter referred to simply as dynein) is a dimeric motor protein that walks and transports intracellular cargos towards the minus end of microtubules. In this article, we formulate, based on physical principles, a mechanical model to describe the stepping behaviour of cytoplasmic dynein walking on microtubules from the cell membrane towards the nucleus. Unlike previous studies on physical models of this nature, we base our formulation on the whole structure of dynein to include the temporal dynamics of the individual subunits such as the cargo (for example, an endosome, vesicle or bead), two rings of six ATPase domains associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA+ rings) and the microtubule-binding domains which allow dynein to bind to microtubules. This mathematical framework allows us to examine experimental observations on dynein across a wide range of different species, as well as being able to make predictions on the temporal behaviour of the individual components of dynein not currently experimentally measured. Furthermore, we extend the model framework to include backward stepping, variable step size and dwelling. The power of our model is in its predictive nature; first it reflects recent experimental observations that dynein walks on microtubules using a weakly coordinated stepping pattern with predominantly not passing steps. Second, the model predicts that interhead coordination in the ATP cycle of cytoplasmic dynein is important in order to obtain the alternating stepping patterns and long run lengths seen in experiments.
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- L. Trott
- Department of Mathematics, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
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- Department of Mathematics, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
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Cytoplasmic dynein 1 is an important microtubule-based motor in many eukaryotic cells. Dynein has critical roles both in interphase and during cell division. Here, we focus on interphase cargoes of dynein, which include membrane-bound organelles, RNAs, protein complexes and viruses. A central challenge in the field is to understand how a single motor can transport such a diverse array of cargoes and how this process is regulated. The molecular basis by which each cargo is linked to dynein and its cofactor dynactin has started to emerge. Of particular importance for this process is a set of coiled-coil proteins - activating adaptors - that both recruit dynein-dynactin to their cargoes and activate dynein motility.
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Kubo T, Hou Y, Cochran DA, Witman GB, Oda T. A microtubule-dynein tethering complex regulates the axonemal inner dynein f (I1). Mol Biol Cell 2018. [PMID: 29540525 PMCID: PMC5921573 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-11-0689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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FAP44 and FAP43/FAP244 form a complex that tethers the Inner dynein subspecies f to the microtubule in Chlamydomonas flagella. The tether complex regulates flagellar motility by restraining conformational change in the dynein motor. Motility of cilia/flagella is generated by a coordinated activity of thousands of dyneins. Inner dynein arms (IDAs) are particularly important for the formation of ciliary/flagellar waveforms, but the molecular mechanism of IDA regulation is poorly understood. Here we show using cryoelectron tomography and biochemical analyses of Chlamydomonas flagella that a conserved protein FAP44 forms a complex that tethers IDA f (I1 dynein) head domains to the A-tubule of the axonemal outer doublet microtubule. In wild-type flagella, IDA f showed little nucleotide-dependent movement except for a tilt in the f β head perpendicular to the microtubule-sliding direction. In the absence of the tether complex, however, addition of ATP and vanadate caused a large conformational change in the IDA f head domains, suggesting that the movement of IDA f is mechanically restricted by the tether complex. Motility defects in flagella missing the tether demonstrates the importance of the IDA f-tether interaction in the regulation of ciliary/flagellar beating.
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- Tomohiro Kubo
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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- Division of Cell Biology and Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Division of Cell Biology and Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Division of Cell Biology and Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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Kato Y, Miyakawa T, Tanokura M. Overview of the mechanism of cytoskeletal motors based on structure. Biophys Rev 2018; 10:571-581. [PMID: 29235081 PMCID: PMC5899727 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-017-0368-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In the last two decades, a wealth of structural and functional knowledge has been obtained for the three major cytoskeletal motor proteins, myosin, kinesin and dynein, which we review here. The cytoskeletal motor proteins myosin and kinesin are structurally similar in the core architecture of their motor domains and have similar force-producing mechanisms that are coupled with the chemical cycles of ATP binding, hydrolysis, Pi release and subsequent ADP release. The force is generated through conformational changes in the motor domain during Pi release and ATP binding in myosin and kinesin, respectively, and then converted into the rotation of the lever arm or neck linker (referred to as a power stroke) through the common structural pathways. On the other hand, the dynein cytoskeletal motor is an AAA+ protein and has a different structure and power stroke mechanism from those of myosins and kinesins. The linker protruding from the AAA+ ring of dynein swings according to the ATPase states, which, presumably, generates force to carry cargos within a cell. The communication mechanism between the track-binding and ATPase domains of dynein is unique because the two helices that presumably slide with respect to each other work as coordinators for these domains. Details of the mechanism underlying the power stroke and interdomain communication were revealed through recent progress in the structural studies of myosin, kinesin and dynein.
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- Yusuke Kato
- Institute for Enzyme Research, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Basic Science on Healthy Longevity, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Basic Science on Healthy Longevity, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Structural atlas of dynein motors at atomic resolution. Biophys Rev 2018; 10:677-686. [PMID: 29478092 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-018-0402-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Dynein motors are biologically important bio-nanomachines, and many atomic resolution structures of cytoplasmic dynein components from different organisms have been analyzed by X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, and NMR spectroscopy. This review provides a historical perspective of structural studies of cytoplasmic and axonemal dynein including accessory proteins. We describe representative structural studies of every component of dynein and summarize them as a structural atlas that classifies the cytoplasmic and axonemal dyneins. Based on our review of all dynein structures in the Protein Data Bank, we raise two important points for understanding the two types of dynein motor and discuss the potential prospects of future structural studies.
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Grotjahn DA, Chowdhury S, Xu Y, McKenney RJ, Schroer TA, Lander GC. Cryo-electron tomography reveals that dynactin recruits a team of dyneins for processive motility. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2018; 25:203-207. [PMID: 29416113 PMCID: PMC5969528 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0027-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cytoplasmic dynein is a protein complex that transports molecular cargo along microtubules (MTs), playing a key role in the intracellular trafficking network. Vertebrate dynein's movement becomes strikingly enhanced upon interacting with dynactin and a cargo adaptor such as BicaudalD2. However, the mechanisms responsible for increased transport activity are not well understood, largely owing to limited structural information. We used cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) to visualize the 3D structure of the MT-bound dynein-dynactin complex from Mus musculus and show that the dynactin-cargo adaptor complex binds two dimeric dyneins. This configuration imposes spatial and conformational constraints on both dynein dimers, positioning the four motor domains in proximity to one another and oriented toward the MT minus end. We propose that grouping multiple dyneins onto a single dynactin scaffold promotes collective force production, increased processivity, and unidirectional movement, suggesting mechanistic parallels to axonemal dynein. These findings provide structural insights into a previously unknown mechanism for dynein regulation.
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- Danielle A Grotjahn
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Dwivedi D, Sharma M. Multiple Roles, Multiple Adaptors: Dynein During Cell Cycle. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1112:13-30. [PMID: 30637687 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3065-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Dynein is an essential protein complex present in most eukaryotes that regulate biological processes ranging from ciliary beating, intracellular transport, to cell division. Elucidating the detailed mechanism of dynein function has been a challenging task owing to its large molecular weight and high complexity of the motor. With the advent of technologies in the last two decades, studies have uncovered a wealth of information about the structural, biochemical, and cell biological roles of this motor protein. Cytoplasmic dynein associates with dynactin through adaptor proteins to mediate retrograde transport of vesicles, mRNA, proteins, and organelles on the microtubule tracts. In a mitotic cell, dynein has multiple localizations, such as at the nuclear envelope, kinetochores, mitotic spindle and spindle poles, and cell cortex. In line with this, dynein regulates multiple events during the cell cycle, such as centrosome separation, nuclear envelope breakdown, spindle assembly checkpoint inactivation, chromosome segregation, and spindle positioning. Here, we provide an overview of dynein structure and function with focus on the roles played by this motor during different stages of the cell cycle. Further, we review in detail the role of dynactin and dynein adaptors that regulate both recruitment and activity of dynein during the cell cycle.
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- Devashish Dwivedi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Rao L, Hülsemann M, Gennerich A. Combining Structure-Function and Single-Molecule Studies on Cytoplasmic Dynein. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1665:53-89. [PMID: 28940064 PMCID: PMC5639168 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7271-5_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cytoplasmic dynein is the largest and most intricate cytoskeletal motor protein. It is responsible for a vast array of biological functions, ranging from the transport of organelles and mRNAs to the movement of nuclei during neuronal migration and the formation and positioning of the mitotic spindle during cell division. Despite its megadalton size and its complex design, recent success with the recombinant expression of the dynein heavy chain has advanced our understanding of dynein's molecular mechanism through the combination of structure-function and single-molecule studies. Single-molecule fluorescence assays have provided detailed insights into how dynein advances along its microtubule track in the absence of load, while optical tweezers have yielded insights into the force generation and stalling behavior of dynein. Here, using the S. cerevisiae expression system, we provide improved protocols for the generation of dynein mutants and for the expression and purification of the mutated and/or tagged proteins. To facilitate single-molecule fluorescence and optical trapping assays, we further describe updated, easy-to-use protocols for attaching microtubules to coverslip surfaces. The presented protocols together with the recently solved crystal structures of the dynein motor domain will further simplify and accelerate hypothesis-driven mutagenesis and structure-function studies on dynein.
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- Lu Rao
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology and Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology and Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology and Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
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Šarlah A, Vilfan A. Minimum requirements for motility of a processive motor protein. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185948. [PMID: 29016643 PMCID: PMC5634618 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Motor proteins generally have a two-way coupling between the ATP hydrolysis site, the lever movement and the binding affinity for their track, which allows them to perform efficient stepping. Here we explore the minimal requirements for directed motility based on simpler schemes in which the binding/unbinding from the track is decoupled from the ATPase cycle. We show that a directed power stroke alone is not sufficient for motility, but combined with an asymmetry in force-induced unbinding rates it can generate stepping. The energetic efficiency of such stepping is limited to approximately 20%. We conclude that the allosteric coupling between the ATP hydrolysis and the track binding is not strictly necessary for motility, but it greatly improves its efficiency.
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- Andreja Šarlah
- Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- * E-mail: (AŠ); (AV)
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- J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- * E-mail: (AŠ); (AV)
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Holcomb J, Spellmon N, Zhang Y, Doughan M, Li C, Yang Z. Protein crystallization: Eluding the bottleneck of X-ray crystallography. AIMS BIOPHYSICS 2017; 4:557-575. [PMID: 29051919 PMCID: PMC5645037 DOI: 10.3934/biophy.2017.4.557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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To date, X-ray crystallography remains the gold standard for the determination of macromolecular structure and protein substrate interactions. However, the unpredictability of obtaining a protein crystal remains the limiting factor and continues to be the bottleneck in determining protein structures. A vast amount of research has been conducted in order to circumvent this issue with limited success. No single method has proven to guarantee the crystallization of all proteins. However, techniques using antibody fragments, lipids, carrier proteins, and even mutagenesis of crystal contacts have been implemented to increase the odds of obtaining a crystal with adequate diffraction. In addition, we review a new technique using the scaffolding ability of PDZ domains to facilitate nucleation and crystal lattice formation. Although in its infancy, such technology may be a valuable asset and another method in the crystallography toolbox to further the chances of crystallizing problematic proteins.
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- Joshua Holcomb
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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DeSantis ME, Cianfrocco MA, Htet ZM, Tran PT, Reck-Peterson SL, Leschziner AE. Lis1 Has Two Opposing Modes of Regulating Cytoplasmic Dynein. Cell 2017; 170:1197-1208.e12. [PMID: 28886386 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.08.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Regulation is central to the functional versatility of cytoplasmic dynein, a motor involved in intracellular transport, cell division, and neurodevelopment. Previous work established that Lis1, a conserved regulator of dynein, binds to its motor domain and induces a tight microtubule-binding state in dynein. The work we present here-a combination of biochemistry, single-molecule assays, and cryoelectron microscopy-led to the surprising discovery that Lis1 has two opposing modes of regulating dynein, being capable of inducing both low and high affinity for the microtubule. We show that these opposing modes depend on the stoichiometry of Lis1 binding to dynein and that this stoichiometry is regulated by the nucleotide state of dynein's AAA3 domain. The low-affinity state requires Lis1 to also bind to dynein at a novel conserved site, mutation of which disrupts Lis1's function in vivo. We propose a new model for the regulation of dynein by Lis1.
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- Morgan E DeSantis
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Biophysics Graduate Program, Harvard University, Boston, MA 92105, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Section of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Section of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Kubo S, Li W, Takada S. Allosteric conformational change cascade in cytoplasmic dynein revealed by structure-based molecular simulations. PLoS Comput Biol 2017; 13:e1005748. [PMID: 28892477 PMCID: PMC5608440 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Cytoplasmic dynein is a giant ATP-driven molecular motor that proceeds to the minus end of the microtubule (MT). Dynein hydrolyzes ATP in a ring-like structure, containing 6 AAA+ (ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities) modules, which is ~15 nm away from the MT binding domain (MTBD). This architecture implies that long-distance allosteric couplings exist between the AAA+ ring and the MTBD in order for dynein to move on the MT, although little is known about the mechanisms involved. Here, we have performed comprehensive molecular simulations of the dynein motor domain based on pre- and post- power-stroke structural information and in doing so we address the allosteric conformational changes that occur during the power-stroke and recovery-stroke processes. In the power-stroke process, the N-terminal linker movement was the prerequisite to the nucleotide-dependent AAA1 transition, from which a transition cascade propagated, on average, in a circular manner on the AAA+ ring until it reached the AAA6/C-terminal module. The recovery-stroke process was initiated by the transition of the AAA6/C-terminal, from which the transition cascade split into the two directions of the AAA+ ring, occurring both clockwise and anti-clockwise. In both processes, the MTBD conformational change was regulated by the AAA4 module and the AAA5/Strut module. The linear molecular motor dynein is an intriguing allosteric model protein. ATP hydrolysis, catalyzed by modules in the AAA+ ring, regulates the binding to the rail molecule, microtubule, which is ~15 nm away from the AAA+ ring. The molecular mechanisms underpinning this long-distance communication are unclear. Based on recently solved pre- and post- power-stroke crystal structure information, we performed, for the first time to our knowledge, molecular simulations of complete conformational changes between the two structures. The simulation revealed that module-by-module allosteric conformational changes occur. Interestingly, the transition cascade from the pre- to the post-power-stroke states propagated in a circular manner around the AAA+ ring, while that of the recovery transitions propagated in a bi-directional manner around the ring.
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- Shintaroh Kubo
- Department of Biophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Angular measurements of the dynein ring reveal a stepping mechanism dependent on a flexible stalk. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E4564-E4573. [PMID: 28533393 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620149114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The force-generating mechanism of dynein differs from the force-generating mechanisms of other cytoskeletal motors. To examine the structural dynamics of dynein's stepping mechanism in real time, we used polarized total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy with nanometer accuracy localization to track the orientation and position of single motors. By measuring the polarized emission of individual quantum nanorods coupled to the dynein ring, we determined the angular position of the ring and found that it rotates relative to the microtubule (MT) while walking. Surprisingly, the observed rotations were small, averaging only 8.3°, and were only weakly correlated with steps. Measurements at two independent labeling positions on opposite sides of the ring showed similar small rotations. Our results are inconsistent with a classic power-stroke mechanism, and instead support a flexible stalk model in which interhead strain rotates the rings through bending and hinging of the stalk. Mechanical compliances of the stalk and hinge determined based on a 3.3-μs molecular dynamics simulation account for the degree of ring rotation observed experimentally. Together, these observations demonstrate that the stepping mechanism of dynein is fundamentally different from the stepping mechanisms of other well-studied MT motors, because it is characterized by constant small-scale fluctuations of a large but flexible structure fully consistent with the variable stepping pattern observed as dynein moves along the MT.
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Toropova K, Mladenov M, Roberts AJ. Intraflagellar transport dynein is autoinhibited by trapping of its mechanical and track-binding elements. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2017; 24:461-468. [PMID: 28394326 PMCID: PMC5420313 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cilia are multifunctional organelles that are constructed using intraflagellar transport (IFT) of cargo to and from their tip. It is widely held that the retrograde IFT motor, dynein-2, must be controlled in order to reach the ciliary tip and then unleashed to power the return journey. However, the mechanism is unknown. Here, we systematically define the mechanochemistry of human dynein-2 motors as monomers, dimers, and multimotor assemblies with kinesin-II. Combining these data with insights from single-particle EM, we discover that dynein-2 dimers are intrinsically autoinhibited. Inhibition is mediated by trapping dynein-2's mechanical 'linker' and 'stalk' domains within a novel motor-motor interface. We find that linker-mediated inhibition enables efficient transport of dynein-2 by kinesin-II in vitro. These results suggest a conserved mechanism for autoregulation among dimeric dyneins, which is exploited as a switch for dynein-2's recycling activity during IFT.
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Liu JJ. Regulation of dynein-dynactin-driven vesicular transport. Traffic 2017; 18:336-347. [PMID: 28248450 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Most of the long-range intracellular movements of vesicles, organelles and other cargoes are driven by microtubule (MT)-based molecular motors. Cytoplasmic dynein, a multisubunit protein complex, with the aid of dynactin, drives transport of a wide variety of cargoes towards the minus end of MTs. In this article, I review our current understanding of the mechanisms underlying spatiotemporal regulation of dynein-dynactin-driven vesicular transport with a special emphasis on the many steps of directional movement along MT tracks. These include the recruitment of dynein to MT plus ends, the activation and processivity of dynein, and cargo recognition and release by the motor complex at the target membrane. Furthermore, I summarize the most recent findings about the fine control mechanisms for intracellular transport via the interaction between the dynein-dynactin motor complex and its vesicular cargoes.
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- Jia-Jia Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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The axoneme is the main extracellular part of cilia and flagella in eukaryotes. It consists of a microtubule cytoskeleton, which normally comprises nine doublets. In motile cilia, dynein ATPase motor proteins generate sliding motions between adjacent microtubules, which are integrated into a well-orchestrated beating or rotational motion. In primary cilia, there are a number of sensory proteins functioning on membranes surrounding the axoneme. In both cases, as the study of proteomics has elucidated, hundreds of proteins exist in this compartmentalized biomolecular system. In this article, we review the recent progress of structural studies of the axoneme and its components using electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography, mainly focusing on motile cilia. Structural biology presents snapshots (but not live imaging) of dynamic structural change and gives insights into the force generation mechanism of dynein, ciliary bending mechanism, ciliogenesis, and evolution of the axoneme.
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- Takashi Ishikawa
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.,Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Bragina EE, Arifulin EA, Senchenkov EP. Genetically determined and functional human sperm motility decrease. Russ J Dev Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062360416050027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li L, Alper J, Alexov E. Cytoplasmic dynein binding, run length, and velocity are guided by long-range electrostatic interactions. Sci Rep 2016; 6:31523. [PMID: 27531742 PMCID: PMC4987762 DOI: 10.1038/srep31523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Dyneins are important molecular motors involved in many essential biological processes, including cargo transport along microtubules, mitosis, and in cilia. Dynein motility involves the coupling of microtubule binding and unbinding to a change in the configuration of the linker domain induced by ATP hydrolysis, which occur some 25 nm apart. This leaves the accuracy of dynein stepping relatively inaccurate and susceptible to thermal noise. Using multi-scale modeling with a computational focusing technique, we demonstrate that the microtubule forms an electrostatic funnel that guides the dynein's microtubule binding domain (MTBD) as it finally docks to the precise, keyed binding location on the microtubule. Furthermore, we demonstrate that electrostatic component of the MTBD's binding free energy is linearly correlated with the velocity and run length of dynein, and we use this linearity to predict the effect of mutating each glutamic and aspartic acid located in MTBD domain to alanine. Lastly, we show that the binding of dynein to the microtubule is associated with conformational changes involving several helices, and we localize flexible hinge points within the stalk helices. Taken all together, we demonstrate that long range electrostatic interactions bring a level of precision to an otherwise noisy dynein stepping process.
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- Lin Li
- Department of Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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- Department of Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
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Schmidt H, Carter AP. Review: Structure and mechanism of the dynein motor ATPase. Biopolymers 2016; 105:557-67. [PMID: 27062277 PMCID: PMC4879348 DOI: 10.1002/bip.22856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Dyneins are multiprotein complexes that move cargo along microtubules in the minus end direction. The largest individual component of the dynein complex is the heavy chain. Its C-terminal 3500 amino-acid residues form the motor domain, which hydrolyses ATP in its ring of AAA+ (ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities) domains to generate the force for movement. The production of force is synchronized with cycles of microtubule binding and release, another important prerequisite for efficient motility along the microtubule. Although the large scale conformational changes that lead to force production and microtubule affinity regulation are well established, it has been largely enigmatic how ATP-hydrolysis in the AAA+ ring causes these rearrangements. The past five years have seen a surge of high resolution information on the dynein motor domain that finally allowed unprecedented insights into this important open question. This review, part of the "ATP and GTP hydrolysis in Biology" special issue, will summarize our current understanding of the dynein motor mechanism with a special emphasis on the recently obtained crystal and EM structures. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 105: 557-567, 2016.
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- Helgo Schmidt
- Division of Structural Studies, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Division of Structural Studies, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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Kamiya N, Mashimo T, Takano Y, Kon T, Kurisu G, Nakamura H. Elastic properties of dynein motor domain obtained from all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. Protein Eng Des Sel 2016; 29:317-325. [PMID: 27334455 PMCID: PMC4955872 DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzw022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Dyneins are large microtubule motor proteins that convert ATP energy to mechanical power. High-resolution crystal structures of ADP-bound cytoplasmic dynein have revealed the organization of the motor domain, comprising the AAA(+) ring, the linker, the stalk/strut and the C sequence. Recently, the ADP.vanadate-bound structure, which is similar to the ATP hydrolysis transition state, revealed how the structure of dynein changes upon ATP binding. Although both the ADP- and ATP-bound state structures have been resolved, the dynamic properties at the atomic level remain unclear. In this work, we built two models named 'the ADP model' and 'the ATP model', where ADP and ATP are bound to AAA1 in the AAA(+) ring, respectively, to observe the initial procedure of the structural change from the unprimed to the primed state. We performed 200-ns molecular dynamics simulations for both models and compared their structures and dynamics. The motions of the stalk, consisting of a long coiled coil with a microtubule-binding domain, significantly differed between the two models. The elastic properties of the stalk were analyzed and compared with the experimental results.
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- Narutoshi Kamiya
- Advanced Institute for Computational Science, RIKEN, QBiC Building B, 6-2-4, Furuedai, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan
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- Technology Research Association for Next Generation Natural Products Chemistry (N2PC), 2-3-26, Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0064, Japan.,IMSBIO Co. Ltd, Owl Tower, 4-21-1, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Information Sciences, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Hiroshima City University, 3-4-1, Ozuka-Higashi, Asa-Minami-ku, Hiroshima 731-3194, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, and Faculty of Science, Osaka University, 1-1, Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Adams NBP, Vasilev C, Brindley AA, Hunter CN. Nanomechanical and Thermophoretic Analyses of the Nucleotide-Dependent Interactions between the AAA(+) Subunits of Magnesium Chelatase. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:6591-7. [PMID: 27133226 PMCID: PMC4882731 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b02827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In chlorophyll biosynthesis, the magnesium chelatase enzyme complex catalyzes the insertion of a Mg(2+) ion into protoporphyrin IX. Prior to this event, two of the three subunits, the AAA(+) proteins ChlI and ChlD, form a ChlID-MgATP complex. We used microscale thermophoresis to directly determine dissociation constants for the I-D subunits from Synechocystis, and to show that the formation of a ChlID-MgADP complex, mediated by the arginine finger and the sensor II domain on ChlD, is necessary for the assembly of the catalytically active ChlHID-MgATP complex. The N-terminal AAA(+) domain of ChlD is essential for complex formation, but some stability is preserved in the absence of the C-terminal integrin domain of ChlD, particularly if the intervening polyproline linker region is retained. Single molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) was used to determine the factors that stabilize formation of the ChlID-MgADP complex at the single molecule level; ChlD was attached to an atomic force microscope (AFM) probe in two different orientations, and the ChlI subunits were tethered to a silica surface; the probability of subunits interacting more than doubled in the presence of MgADP, and we show that the N-terminal AAA(+) domain of ChlD mediates this process, in agreement with the microscale thermophoresis data. Analysis of the unbinding data revealed a most probable interaction force of around 109 pN for formation of single ChlID-MgADP complexes. These experiments provide a quantitative basis for understanding the assembly and function of the Mg chelatase complex.
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- Nathan B P Adams
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Sheffield , Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Sheffield , Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Sheffield , Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Sheffield , Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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Abid Ali F, Costa A. The MCM Helicase Motor of the Eukaryotic Replisome. J Mol Biol 2016; 428:1822-32. [PMID: 26829220 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The MCM motor of the CMG helicase powers ahead of the eukaryotic replication machinery to unwind DNA, in a process that requires ATP hydrolysis. The reconstitution of DNA replication in vitro has established the succession of events that lead to replication origin activation by the MCM and recent studies have started to elucidate the structural basis of duplex DNA unwinding. Despite the exciting progress, how the MCM translocates on DNA remains a matter of debate.
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- Ferdos Abid Ali
- Architecture and Dynamics of Macromolecular Machines, Clare Hall Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Blanche Lane, South Mimms EN6 3LD, United Kingdom
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- Architecture and Dynamics of Macromolecular Machines, Clare Hall Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Blanche Lane, South Mimms EN6 3LD, United Kingdom.
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Ananthanarayanan V. Activation of the motor protein upon attachment: Anchors weigh in on cytoplasmic dynein regulation. Bioessays 2016; 38:514-25. [PMID: 27143631 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201600002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cytoplasmic dynein is the major minus-end-directed motor protein in eukaryotes, and has functions ranging from organelle and vesicle transport to spindle positioning and orientation. The mode of regulation of dynein in the cell remains elusive, but a tantalising possibility is that dynein is maintained in an inhibited, non-motile state until bound to cargo. In vivo, stable attachment of dynein to the cell membrane via anchor proteins enables dynein to produce force by pulling on microtubules and serves to organise the nuclear material. Anchor proteins of dynein assume diverse structures and functions and differ in their interaction with the membrane. In yeast, the anchor protein has come to the fore as one of the key mediators of dynein activity. In other systems, much is yet to be discovered about the anchors, but future work in this area will prove invaluable in understanding dynein regulation in the cell.
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Carter AP, Diamant AG, Urnavicius L. How dynein and dynactin transport cargos: a structural perspective. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2016; 37:62-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2015.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Terwilliger TC, Bunkóczi G, Hung LW, Zwart PH, Smith JL, Akey DL, Adams PD. Can I solve my structure by SAD phasing? Planning an experiment, scaling data and evaluating the useful anomalous correlation and anomalous signal. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2016; 72:359-74. [PMID: 26960123 PMCID: PMC4784667 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798315019403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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A key challenge in the SAD phasing method is solving a structure when the anomalous signal-to-noise ratio is low. Here, algorithms and tools for evaluating and optimizing the useful anomalous correlation and the anomalous signal in a SAD experiment are described. A simple theoretical framework [Terwilliger et al. (2016), Acta Cryst. D72, 346-358] is used to develop methods for planning a SAD experiment, scaling SAD data sets and estimating the useful anomalous correlation and anomalous signal in a SAD data set. The phenix.plan_sad_experiment tool uses a database of solved and unsolved SAD data sets and the expected characteristics of a SAD data set to estimate the probability that the anomalous substructure will be found in the SAD experiment and the expected map quality that would be obtained if the substructure were found. The phenix.scale_and_merge tool scales unmerged SAD data from one or more crystals using local scaling and optimizes the anomalous signal by identifying the systematic differences among data sets, and the phenix.anomalous_signal tool estimates the useful anomalous correlation and anomalous signal after collecting SAD data and estimates the probability that the data set can be solved and the likely figure of merit of phasing.
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- Thomas C. Terwilliger
- Bioscience Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop M888, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, England
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- Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop D454, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Abid Ali F, Renault L, Gannon J, Gahlon HL, Kotecha A, Zhou JC, Rueda D, Costa A. Cryo-EM structures of the eukaryotic replicative helicase bound to a translocation substrate. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10708. [PMID: 26888060 PMCID: PMC4759635 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The Cdc45-MCM-GINS (CMG) helicase unwinds DNA during the elongation step of eukaryotic genome duplication and this process depends on the MCM ATPase function. Whether CMG translocation occurs on single- or double-stranded DNA and how ATP hydrolysis drives DNA unwinding remain open questions. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to describe two subnanometre resolution structures of the CMG helicase trapped on a DNA fork. In the predominant state, the ring-shaped C-terminal ATPase of MCM is compact and contacts single-stranded DNA, via a set of pre-sensor 1 hairpins that spiral around the translocation substrate. In the second state, the ATPase module is relaxed and apparently substrate free, while DNA intimately contacts the downstream amino-terminal tier of the MCM motor ring. These results, supported by single-molecule FRET measurements, lead us to suggest a replication fork unwinding mechanism whereby the N-terminal and AAA+ tiers of the MCM work in concert to translocate on single-stranded DNA.
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- Ferdos Abid Ali
- Macromolecular Machines, Clare Hall Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Blanche Lane, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK
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- Macromolecular Machines, Clare Hall Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Blanche Lane, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK
- National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Microscopy and Imaging, Blanche Lane, South Mimms EN6 3QG, UK
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- Macromolecular Machines, Clare Hall Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Blanche Lane, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK
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- Section of Virology and Single Molecule Imaging Group, Department of Medicine, MRC Clinical Centre, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Macromolecular Machines, Clare Hall Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Blanche Lane, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK
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- Section of Virology and Single Molecule Imaging Group, Department of Medicine, MRC Clinical Centre, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Macromolecular Machines, Clare Hall Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, Blanche Lane, South Mimms EN6 3LD, UK
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New mutations in DYNC2H1 and WDR60 genes revealed by whole-exome sequencing in two unrelated Sardinian families with Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy. Clin Chim Acta 2016; 455:172-80. [PMID: 26874042 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (JATD; Jeune syndrome, MIM 208500) is a rare autosomal recessive chondrodysplasia, phenotypically overlapping with short-rib polydactyly syndromes (SRPS). JATD typical hallmarks include skeletal abnormalities such as narrow chest, shortened ribs, limbs shortened bones, extra fingers and toes (polydactyly), as well as extraskeletal manifestations (renal, liver and retinal disease). To date, disease-causing mutations have been found in several genes, highlighting a marked genetic heterogeneity that prevents a molecular diagnosis of the disease in most families. Here, we report the results of whole-exome sequencing (WES) carried out in four JATD cases, belonging to three unrelated families of Sardinian origin. The exome analysis allowed to identify mutations not previously reported in the DYNC2H1 (MIM 603297) and WDR60 (MIM 615462) genes, both codifying for ciliary intraflagellar transport components whose mutations are known to cause Jeune syndrome.
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Geer MA, Fitzgerald MC. Characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATP-Interactome using the iTRAQ-SPROX Technique. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2016; 27:233-243. [PMID: 26530046 DOI: 10.1007/s13361-015-1290-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Revised: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The stability of proteins from rates of oxidation (SPROX) technique was used in combination with an isobaric mass tagging strategy to identify adenosine triphosphate (ATP) interacting proteins in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteome. The SPROX methodology utilized in this work enabled 373 proteins in a yeast cell lysate to be assayed for ATP interactions (both direct and indirect) using the non-hydrolyzable ATP analog, adenylyl imidodiphosphate (AMP-PNP). A total of 28 proteins were identified with AMP-PNP-induced thermodynamic stability changes. These protein hits included 14 proteins that were previously annotated as ATP-binding proteins in the Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD). The 14 non-annotated ATP-binding proteins included nine proteins that were previously found to be ATP-sensitive in an earlier SPROX study using a stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture (SILAC)-based approach. A bioinformatics analysis of the protein hits identified here and in the earlier SILAC-SPROX experiments revealed that many of the previously annotated ATP-binding protein hits were kinases, ligases, and chaperones. In contrast, many of the newly discovered ATP-sensitive proteins were not from these protein classes, but rather were hydrolases, oxidoreductases, and nucleic acid-binding proteins. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.
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- M Ariel Geer
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708-0346, USA
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See SK, Hoogendoorn S, Chung AH, Ye F, Steinman JB, Sakata-Kato T, Miller RM, Cupido T, Zalyte R, Carter AP, Nachury MV, Kapoor TM, Chen JK. Cytoplasmic Dynein Antagonists with Improved Potency and Isoform Selectivity. ACS Chem Biol 2016; 11:53-60. [PMID: 26555042 PMCID: PMC4715766 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Cytoplasmic dyneins
1 and 2 are related members of the AAA+ superfamily
(ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities) that function
as the predominant minus-end-directed microtubule motors in eukaryotic
cells. Dynein 1 controls mitotic spindle assembly, organelle movement,
axonal transport, and other cytosolic, microtubule-guided processes,
whereas dynein 2 mediates retrograde trafficking within motile and
primary cilia. Small-molecule inhibitors are important tools for investigating
motor protein-dependent mechanisms, and ciliobrevins were recently
discovered as the first dynein-specific chemical antagonists. Here,
we demonstrate that ciliobrevins directly target the heavy chains
of both dynein isoforms and explore the structure–activity
landscape of these inhibitors in vitro and in cells.
In addition to identifying chemical motifs that are essential for
dynein blockade, we have discovered analogs with increased potency
and dynein 2 selectivity. These antagonists effectively disrupt Hedgehog
signaling, intraflagellar transport, and ciliogenesis, making them
useful probes of these and other cytoplasmic dynein 2-dependent cellular
processes.
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- Laboratory
of Chemistry and Cell Biology, Rockefeller University, New York City, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory
of Chemistry and Cell Biology, Rockefeller University, New York City, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory
of Chemistry and Cell Biology, Rockefeller University, New York City, New York 10065, United States
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Structural Studies, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Structural Studies, Cambridge CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory
of Chemistry and Cell Biology, Rockefeller University, New York City, New York 10065, United States
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Dutta M, Jana B. Exploring the mechanochemical cycle of dynein motor proteins: structural evidence of crucial intermediates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:33085-33093. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp04496d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Exploration of the biologically relevant pathways of dynein's mechanochemical cycle using structure based models.
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- Mandira Dutta
- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata-700032
- India
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
- Kolkata-700032
- India
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Bhabha G, Johnson GT, Schroeder CM, Vale RD. How Dynein Moves Along Microtubules. Trends Biochem Sci 2015; 41:94-105. [PMID: 26678005 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2015.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Cytoplasmic dynein, a member of the AAA (ATPases Associated with diverse cellular Activities) family of proteins, drives the processive movement of numerous intracellular cargos towards the minus end of microtubules. Here, we summarize the structural and motile properties of dynein and highlight features that distinguish this motor from kinesin-1 and myosin V, two well-studied transport motors. Integrating information from recent crystal and cryoelectron microscopy structures, as well as high-resolution single-molecule studies, we also discuss models for how dynein biases its movement in one direction along a microtubule track, and present a movie that illustrates these principles.
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- Gira Bhabha
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Structural Change in the Dynein Stalk Region Associated with Two Different Affinities for the Microtubule. J Mol Biol 2015; 428:1886-96. [PMID: 26585405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dynein is a large microtubule-based motor complex that requires tight coupling of intra-molecular ATP hydrolysis with the generation of mechanical force and track-binding activity. However, the microtubule-binding domain is structurally separated by about 15nm from the nucleotide-binding sites by a coiled-coil stalk. Thus, long-range two-way communication is necessary for coordination between the catalytic cycle of ATP hydrolysis and dynein's track-binding affinities. To investigate the structural changes that occur in the dynein stalk region to produce two different microtubule affinities, here we improve the resolution limit of the previously reported structure of the entire stalk region and we investigate structural changes in the dynein stalk and strut/buttress regions by comparing currently available X-ray structures. In the light of recent crystal structures, the basis of the transition from the low-affinity to the high-affinity coiled-coil registry is discussed. A concerted movement model previously reported by Carter and Vale is modified more specifically, and we proposed it as the open zipper model.
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Cianfrocco MA, DeSantis ME, Leschziner AE, Reck-Peterson SL. Mechanism and regulation of cytoplasmic dynein. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2015; 31:83-108. [PMID: 26436706 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100814-125438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Until recently, dynein was the least understood of the cytoskeletal motors. However, a wealth of new structural, mechanistic, and cell biological data is shedding light on how this complicated minus-end-directed, microtubule-based motor works. Cytoplasmic dynein-1 performs a wide array of functions in most eukaryotes, both in interphase, in which it transports organelles, proteins, mRNAs, and viruses, and in mitosis and meiosis. Mutations in dynein or its regulators are linked to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we begin by providing a synthesis of recent data to describe the current model of dynein's mechanochemical cycle. Next, we discuss regulators of dynein, with particular focus on those that directly interact with the motor to modulate its recruitment to microtubules, initiate cargo transport, or activate minus-end-directed motility.
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- Michael A Cianfrocco
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093;
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093;
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093;
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093;
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Ichikawa M, Saito K, Yanagisawa HA, Yagi T, Kamiya R, Yamaguchi S, Yajima J, Kushida Y, Nakano K, Numata O, Toyoshima YY. Axonemal dynein light chain-1 locates at the microtubule-binding domain of the γ heavy chain. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:4236-47. [PMID: 26399296 PMCID: PMC4642857 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-05-0289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Dynein light chain 1 (LC1) of the outer arm dynein (OAD) complex associates with the microtubule-binding domain (MTBD) of γ heavy chain inside the complex. LC1 is considered to regulate the OAD activity and ciliary/flagellar motion by modulating γ MTBD's affinity to the B-tubule of the doublet microtubule in the axoneme. The outer arm dynein (OAD) complex is the main propulsive force generator for ciliary/flagellar beating. In Chlamydomonas and Tetrahymena, the OAD complex comprises three heavy chains (α, β, and γ HCs) and >10 smaller subunits. Dynein light chain-1 (LC1) is an essential component of OAD. It is known to associate with the Chlamydomonas γ head domain, but its precise localization within the γ head and regulatory mechanism of the OAD complex remain unclear. Here Ni-NTA-nanogold labeling electron microscopy localized LC1 to the stalk tip of the γ head. Single-particle analysis detected an additional structure, most likely corresponding to LC1, near the microtubule-binding domain (MTBD), located at the stalk tip. Pull-down assays confirmed that LC1 bound specifically to the γ MTBD region. Together with observations that LC1 decreased the affinity of the γ MTBD for microtubules, we present a new model in which LC1 regulates OAD activity by modulating γ MTBD's affinity for the doublet microtubule.
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- Muneyoshi Ichikawa
- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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Toba S, Koyasako K, Yasunaga T, Hirotsune S. Lis1 restricts the conformational changes in cytoplasmic dynein on microtubules. Microscopy (Oxf) 2015; 64:419-27. [PMID: 26371280 DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfv055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cytoplasmic dynein is a microtubule-based motor protein that transports intracellular cargo and performs various functions during cell division. We previously reported that Lis1 suppressed dynein motility on microtubules in an idling state. Recently, a model showed that Lis1 prevents the ATPase domain of dynein from transmitting a detachment signal to its microtubule-binding domain. However, conformational information on dynein is limited. We used electron microscopy to investigate the conformation of dynein and nucleotide-induced conformational changes on microtubules. The conformation of dynein differed depending on the presence or absence of a nucleotide. In the presence of the nucleotide ADP-vanadate, dynein displayed an extended form on microtubules (extended form), whereas in the absence of a nucleotide, dynein lay along microtubules (compact form). This conformational change reflects chemomechanical coupling in dynein walking on microtubules. We also found that Lis1 fixed the conformation of dynein in the compact form regardless of the nucleotide condition. Removal of the Lis1 dimerization motif abolished Lis1-dependent fixation of dynein in the compact form. This suggests that the idling state of dynein on microtubules induced by Lis1 occurs through the Lis1-dependent arrest of dynein chemomechanical coupling.
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- Shiori Toba
- Department of Genetic Disease Research, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Asahi-machi 1-4-3 Abeno, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kawazu 680-4, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan JST-SENTAN, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Faculty of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kawazu 680-4, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan JST-SENTAN, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan JST-CREST, 4-1-8, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Genetic Disease Research, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Asahi-machi 1-4-3 Abeno, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
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Imai H, Shima T, Sutoh K, Walker ML, Knight PJ, Kon T, Burgess SA. Direct observation shows superposition and large scale flexibility within cytoplasmic dynein motors moving along microtubules. Nat Commun 2015; 6:8179. [PMID: 26365535 PMCID: PMC4579568 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cytoplasmic dynein is a dimeric AAA(+) motor protein that performs critical roles in eukaryotic cells by moving along microtubules using ATP. Here using cryo-electron microscopy we directly observe the structure of Dictyostelium discoideum dynein dimers on microtubules at near-physiological ATP concentrations. They display remarkable flexibility at a hinge close to the microtubule binding domain (the stalkhead) producing a wide range of head positions. About half the molecules have the two heads separated from one another, with both leading and trailing motors attached to the microtubule. The other half have the two heads and stalks closely superposed in a front-to-back arrangement of the AAA(+) rings, suggesting specific contact between the heads. All stalks point towards the microtubule minus end. Mean stalk angles depend on the separation between their stalkheads, which allows estimation of inter-head tension. These findings provide a structural framework for understanding dynein's directionality and unusual stepping behaviour.
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- Hiroshi Imai
- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Quantitative Biology Center, Riken, 6-2-3 Furuedai, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Takada 1-17-22, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0033, Japan
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, 560-0043 Osaka, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Kawaguchi, 332-0012 Saitama, Japan
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- School of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Xiang X, Qiu R, Yao X, Arst HN, Peñalva MA, Zhang J. Cytoplasmic dynein and early endosome transport. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:3267-80. [PMID: 26001903 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-1926-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Microtubule-based distribution of organelles/vesicles is crucial for the function of many types of eukaryotic cells and the molecular motor cytoplasmic dynein is required for transporting a variety of cellular cargos toward the microtubule minus ends. Early endosomes represent a major cargo of dynein in filamentous fungi, and dynein regulators such as LIS1 and the dynactin complex are both required for early endosome movement. In fungal hyphae, kinesin-3 and dynein drive bi-directional movements of early endosomes. Dynein accumulates at microtubule plus ends; this accumulation depends on kinesin-1 and dynactin, and it is important for early endosome movements towards the microtubule minus ends. The physical interaction between dynein and early endosome requires the dynactin complex, and in particular, its p25 component. The FTS-Hook-FHIP (FHF) complex links dynein-dynactin to early endosomes, and within the FHF complex, Hook interacts with dynein-dynactin, and Hook-early endosome interaction depends on FHIP and FTS.
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- Xin Xiang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA,
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Cytoplasmic dynein regulates its attachment to microtubules via nucleotide state-switched mechanosensing at multiple AAA domains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:6371-6. [PMID: 25941405 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417422112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Cytoplasmic dynein is a homodimeric microtubule (MT) motor protein responsible for most MT minus-end-directed motility. Dynein contains four AAA+ ATPases (AAA: ATPase associated with various cellular activities) per motor domain (AAA1-4). The main site of ATP hydrolysis, AAA1, is the only site considered by most dynein motility models. However, it remains unclear how ATPase activity and MT binding are coordinated within and between dynein's motor domains. Using optical tweezers, we characterize the MT-binding strength of recombinant dynein monomers as a function of mechanical tension and nucleotide state. Dynein responds anisotropically to tension, binding tighter to MTs when pulled toward the MT plus end. We provide evidence that this behavior results from an asymmetrical bond that acts as a slip bond under forward tension and a slip-ideal bond under backward tension. ATP weakens MT binding and reduces bond strength anisotropy, and unexpectedly, so does ADP. Using nucleotide binding and hydrolysis mutants, we show that, although ATP exerts its effects via binding AAA1, ADP effects are mediated by AAA3. Finally, we demonstrate "gating" of AAA1 function by AAA3. When tension is absent or applied via dynein's C terminus, ATP binding to AAA1 induces MT release only if AAA3 is in the posthydrolysis state. However, when tension is applied to the linker, ATP binding to AAA3 is sufficient to "open" the gate. These results elucidate the mechanisms of dynein-MT interactions, identify regulatory roles for AAA3, and help define the interplay between mechanical tension and nucleotide state in regulating dynein motility.
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Allosteric communication in the dynein motor domain. Cell 2015; 159:857-68. [PMID: 25417161 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Dyneins power microtubule motility using ring-shaped, AAA-containing motor domains. Here, we report X-ray and electron microscopy (EM) structures of yeast dynein bound to different ATP analogs, which collectively provide insight into the roles of dynein's two major ATPase sites, AAA1 and AAA3, in the conformational change mechanism. ATP binding to AAA1 triggers a cascade of conformational changes that propagate to all six AAA domains and cause a large movement of the "linker," dynein's mechanical element. In contrast to the role of AAA1 in driving motility, nucleotide transitions in AAA3 gate the transmission of conformational changes between AAA1 and the linker, suggesting that AAA3 acts as a regulatory switch. Further structural and mutational studies also uncover a role for the linker in regulating the catalytic cycle of AAA1. Together, these results reveal how dynein's two major ATP-binding sites initiate and modulate conformational changes in the motor domain during motility.
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Schmidt H. Dynein motors: How AAA+ ring opening and closing coordinates microtubule binding and linker movement. Bioessays 2015; 37:532-43. [DOI: 10.1002/bies.201400215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Helgo Schmidt
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology; Division of Structural Studies; Cambridge UK
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Schmidt H, Zalyte R, Urnavicius L, Carter AP. Structure of human cytoplasmic dynein-2 primed for its power stroke. Nature 2015; 518:435-438. [PMID: 25470043 PMCID: PMC4336856 DOI: 10.1038/nature14023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Members of the dynein family, consisting of cytoplasmic and axonemal isoforms, are motors that move towards the minus ends of microtubules. Cytoplasmic dynein-1 (dynein-1) plays roles in mitosis and cellular cargo transport, and is implicated in viral infections and neurodegenerative diseases. Cytoplasmic dynein-2 (dynein-2) performs intraflagellar transport and is associated with human skeletal ciliopathies. Dyneins share a conserved motor domain that couples cycles of ATP hydrolysis with conformational changes to produce movement. Here we present the crystal structure of the human cytoplasmic dynein-2 motor bound to the ATP-hydrolysis transition state analogue ADP.vanadate. The structure reveals a closure of the motor's ring of six AAA+ domains (ATPases associated with various cellular activites: AAA1-AAA6). This induces a steric clash with the linker, the key element for the generation of movement, driving it into a conformation that is primed to produce force. Ring closure also changes the interface between the stalk and buttress coiled-coil extensions of the motor domain. This drives helix sliding in the stalk which causes the microtubule binding domain at its tip to release from the microtubule. Our structure answers the key questions of how ATP hydrolysis leads to linker remodelling and microtubule affinity regulation.
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- Helgo Schmidt
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Structural Studies, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Structural Studies, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Structural Studies, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Structural Studies, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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Cochran JC. Kinesin Motor Enzymology: Chemistry, Structure, and Physics of Nanoscale Molecular Machines. Biophys Rev 2015; 7:269-299. [PMID: 28510227 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-014-0150-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Molecular motors are enzymes that convert chemical potential energy into controlled kinetic energy for mechanical work inside cells. Understanding the biophysics of these motors is essential for appreciating life as well as apprehending diseases that arise from motor malfunction. This review focuses on kinesin motor enzymology with special emphasis on the literature that reports the chemistry, structure and physics of several different kinesin superfamily members.
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- J C Cochran
- Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University, Simon Hall Room 405C, 212 S. Hawthorne Dr., Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
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Nicholas MP, Höök P, Brenner S, Wynne CL, Vallee RB, Gennerich A. Control of cytoplasmic dynein force production and processivity by its C-terminal domain. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6206. [PMID: 25670086 PMCID: PMC4339881 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cytoplasmic dynein is a microtubule motor involved in cargo transport, nuclear migration and cell division. Despite structural conservation of the dynein motor domain from yeast to higher eukaryotes, the extensively studied S. cerevisiae dynein behaves distinctly from mammalian dyneins, which produce far less force and travel over shorter distances. However, isolated reports of yeast-like force production by mammalian dynein have called interspecies differences into question. We report that functional differences between yeast and mammalian dynein are real and attributable to a C-terminal motor element absent in yeast, which resembles a ‘cap’ over the central pore of the mammalian dynein motor domain. Removal of this cap increases the force generation of rat dynein from 1 pN to a yeast-like 6 pN and greatly increases its travel distance. Our findings identify the CT-cap as a novel regulator of dynein function. Cytoplasmic dynein from the yeast S. cerevisiae behaves distinctly from mammalian dyneins, despite structural conservation. Here, Nicholas et al. identify a C-terminal domain in mammalian dynein that restricts force generation and travel distance, which, when removed, allows mammalian dynein to behave like its yeast counterpart.
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- Matthew P Nicholas
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology and Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology and Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology and Gruss-Lipper Biophotonics Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Ishikawa T. Cryo-electron tomography of motile cilia and flagella. Cilia 2015; 4:3. [PMID: 25646146 PMCID: PMC4313461 DOI: 10.1186/s13630-014-0012-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cryo-electron tomography has been a valuable tool in the analysis of 3D structures of cilia at molecular and cellular levels. It opened a way to reconstruct 3D conformations of proteins in cilia at 3-nm resolution, revealed networks of a number of component proteins in cilia, and has even allowed the study of component dynamics. In particular, we have identified the locations and conformations of all the regular inner and outer dyneins, as well as various regulators such as radial spokes. Since the mid 2000s, cryo-electron tomography has provided us with new knowledge, concepts, and questions in the area of cilia research. Now, after nearly 10 years of application of this technique, we are turning a corner and are at the stage to discuss the next steps. We expect further development of this technique for specimen preparation, data acquisition, and analysis. While combining this tool with other methodologies has already made cryo-electron tomography more biologically significant, we need to continue this cooperation using recently developed biotechnology and cell biology approaches. In this review, we will provide an up-to-date overview of the biological insights obtained by cryo-electron tomography and will discuss future possibilities of this technique in the context of cilia research.
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- Takashi Ishikawa
- Group of Electron Microscopy of Complex Cellular System, Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, OFLG/010, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Jha R, Surrey T. Regulation of processive motion and microtubule localization of cytoplasmic dynein. Biochem Soc Trans 2015; 43:48-57. [PMID: 25619245 DOI: 10.1042/bst20140252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The cytoplasmic dynein complex is the major minus-end-directed microtubule motor. Although its directionality is evolutionary well conserved, differences exist among cytoplasmic dyneins from different species in their stepping behaviour, maximum velocity and force production. Recent experiments also suggest differences in processivity regulation. In the present article, we give an overview of dynein's motile properties, with a special emphasis on processivity and its regulation. Furthermore, we summarize recent findings of different pathways for microtubule plus-end loading of dynein. The present review highlights how distinct functions in different cell types or organisms appear to require different mechanochemical dynein properties and localization pathways.
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- Rupam Jha
- *London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, U.K
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- *London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, U.K
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The AAA3 domain of cytoplasmic dynein acts as a switch to facilitate microtubule release. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2014; 22:73-80. [PMID: 25486306 PMCID: PMC4286497 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cytoplasmic dynein is an AAA+ motor responsible for intracellular cargo transport and force generation along microtubules (MTs). Unlike kinesin and myosin, dynein contains multiple ATPase subunits, with AAA1 serving as the primary catalytic site. ATPase activity at AAA3 is also essential for robust motility, but its role in dynein’s mechanochemical cycle remains unclear. Here, we introduced transient pauses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae dynein motility by using a slowly hydrolyzing ATP analog. Analysis of pausing behavior revealed that AAA3 hydrolyzes nucleotide an order of magnitude slower than AAA1 and the two sites do not coordinate. ATPase mutations to AAA3 abolish the ability of dynein to modulate MT release. Nucleotide hydrolysis at AAA3 lifts this “MT gate” to fast motility. These results suggest that AAA3 acts as a switch that repurposes cytoplasmic dynein for fast cargo transport and MT anchoring tasks in cells.
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Belyy V, Hendel NL, Chien A, Yildiz A. Cytoplasmic dynein transports cargos via load-sharing between the heads. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5544. [PMID: 25424027 PMCID: PMC4410804 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Cytoplasmic dynein is a motor protein that walks along microtubules (MTs) and performs mechanical work to power a variety of cellular processes. It remains unclear how a dynein dimer is able to transport cargos against load without coordinating the stepping cycles of its two heads. Here by using a DNA-tethered optical trapping geometry, we find that the force-generating step of a head occurs in the MT-bound state, while the 'primed' unbound state is highly diffusional and only weakly biased to step towards the MT-minus end. The stall forces of the individual heads are additive, with both heads contributing equally to the maximal force production of the dimer. On the basis of these results, we propose that the heads of dynein utilize a 'load-sharing' mechanism, unlike kinesin and myosin. This mechanism may allow dynein to work against hindering forces larger than the maximal force produced by a single head.
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- Vladislav Belyy
- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- 1] Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA [2] Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Toropova K, Zou S, Roberts AJ, Redwine WB, Goodman BS, Reck-Peterson SL, Leschziner AE. Lis1 regulates dynein by sterically blocking its mechanochemical cycle. eLife 2014; 3. [PMID: 25380312 PMCID: PMC4359366 DOI: 10.7554/elife.03372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Regulation of cytoplasmic dynein's motor activity is essential for diverse eukaryotic functions, including cell division, intracellular transport, and brain development. The dynein regulator Lis1 is known to keep dynein bound to microtubules; however, how this is accomplished mechanistically remains unknown. We have used three-dimensional electron microscopy, single-molecule imaging, biochemistry, and in vivo assays to help establish this mechanism. The three-dimensional structure of the dynein–Lis1 complex shows that binding of Lis1 to dynein's AAA+ ring sterically prevents dynein's main mechanical element, the ‘linker’, from completing its normal conformational cycle. Single-molecule experiments show that eliminating this block by shortening the linker to a point where it can physically bypass Lis1 renders single dynein motors insensitive to regulation by Lis1. Our data reveal that Lis1 keeps dynein in a persistent microtubule-bound state by directly blocking the progression of its mechanochemical cycle. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03372.001 Cells use motor proteins to move ‘cargo’ from one location to another inside the cell. This cargo can range in size from a single macromolecule to something as large as the nucleus of the cell. A motor protein called dynein is the largest and least understood of the motor proteins found in cells. Dynein molecules work in pairs to take ‘steps’ along tracks called microtubules. Dynein contains two domains: a motor domain, which is responsible for generating movement, and a ‘tail’ domain to which the cargo is attached. The motor domain is composed of a ring-like shape and two appendages—the stalk and the linker. The linker undergoes large-scale movements relative to the ring that transmits force to the tail domain. Dynein also interacts with various accessory proteins to do its job inside the cell. One of these is a protein called Lis1 that is found across a wide range of species from yeast to humans. Defects in the gene for Lis1 result in brain developmental disorders in humans. However, it is not clear how the Lis1 protein influences the activity of dynein. Now Toropova, Zou et al. have visualized the structure of dynein bound to Lis1 and compared it with the structure of dynein on its own in order to work out if dynein changes its shape as a result of binding to Lis1. These experiments show that when Lis1 binds to dynein, it physically blocks the linker, preventing it from making contacts with the ring-like shape that are important for the normal function of the motor. To test the idea that this physical block is responsible for dynein molecules spending a relatively long time attached to their microtubules, Toropova, Zou et al. shortened the linker to a point where the Lis1 protein could no longer block it: this resulted in a dynein motor that was no longer sensitive to Lis1. A challenge for the future is to understand, at a molecular level, how the Lis1-mediated slowing down of dynein affects the multiple functions the motor carries out in a cell. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.03372.002
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- Katerina Toropova
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
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