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Bensel BM, Previs SB, Bookwalter C, Trybus KM, Walcott S, Warshaw DM. Kinesin-1-transported liposomes prefer to go straight in 3D microtubule intersections by a mechanism shared by other molecular motors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2407330121. [PMID: 38980901 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2407330121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024] Open
Abstract
Kinesin-1 ensembles maneuver vesicular cargoes through the three-dimensional (3D) intracellular microtubule (MT) network. To define how such cargoes navigate MT intersections, we first determined how many kinesins from an ensemble on a lipid-based cargo simultaneously engage a MT, and then determined the directional outcomes (straight, turn, terminate) for liposome cargoes at perpendicular MT intersections. Run lengths of 350-nm diameter liposomes decorated with up to 20, constitutively active, truncated kinesin-1 KIF5B (K543) were longer than single motor transported cargo, suggesting multiple motor engagement. However, detachment forces of lipid-coated beads with ~20 kinesins, measured using an optical trap, showed no more than three simultaneously engaged motors, with a single engaged kinesin predominating, indicating anticooperative MT binding. At two-dimensional (2D) and 3D in vitro MT intersections, liposomes frequently paused (~2 s), suggesting kinesins simultaneously bind both MTs and engage in a tug-of-war. Liposomes showed no directional outcome bias in 2D (1.1 straight:turn ratio) but preferentially went straight (1.8 straight:turn ratio) in 3D intersections. To explain these data, we developed a mathematical model of liposome transport incorporating the known mechanochemistry of kinesins, which diffuse on the liposome surface, and have stiff tails in both compression and extension that impact how motors engage the intersecting MTs. Our model predicts the ~3 engaged motor limit observed in the optical trap and the bias toward going straight in 3D intersections. The striking similarity of these results to our previous study of liposome transport by myosin Va suggests a "universal" mechanism by which cargoes navigate 3D intersections.
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- Brandon M Bensel
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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Rajabloo Y, Latifi H, Akhlaghipour I, Taghehchian N, Moghbeli M. MicroRNA-409: Molecular functions and clinical applications in cancer. Biochem Biophys Rep 2024; 38:101728. [PMID: 38737729 PMCID: PMC11087923 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Late diagnosis is one of the main reasons for high mortality rates in cancer patients. Therefore, investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in tumor progression can improve the cancer diagnosis in the early stages of the tumor progression. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have important roles in regulation of cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, and migration. Since, deregulation of miR-409 has been reported in a wide range of cancers, in the present review, we investigated the molecular mechanisms of miR-409 during tumor progression and invasion. It has been shown that miR-409 functions as a tumor suppressor in different tumor types. MiR-409 can reduce tumor cell proliferation, growth, and migration by regulation of signaling pathways, cellular metabolism, transcription factors, and cellular adhesion. This review can be an effective step in introducing miR-409 as a non-invasive marker in cancer patients.
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- Yasamin Rajabloo
- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Cross JA, Dawson WM, Shukla SR, Weijman JF, Mantell J, Dodding MP, Woolfson DN. A de novo designed coiled coil-based switch regulates the microtubule motor kinesin-1. Nat Chem Biol 2024; 20:916-923. [PMID: 38849529 PMCID: PMC11213707 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01640-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
Abstract
Many enzymes are allosterically regulated via conformational change; however, our ability to manipulate these structural changes and control function is limited. Here we install a conformational switch for allosteric activation into the kinesin-1 microtubule motor in vitro and in cells. Kinesin-1 is a heterotetramer that accesses open active and closed autoinhibited states. The equilibrium between these states centers on a flexible elbow within a complex coiled-coil architecture. We target the elbow to engineer a closed state that can be opened with a de novo designed peptide. The alternative states are modeled computationally and confirmed by biophysical measurements and electron microscopy. In cells, peptide-driven activation increases kinesin transport, demonstrating a primary role for conformational switching in regulating motor activity. The designs are enabled by our understanding of ubiquitous coiled-coil structures, opening possibilities for controlling other protein activities.
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- Jessica A Cross
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
- Bristol BioDesign Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
- Bristol BioDesign Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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Shen Y, Ori-McKenney KM. Microtubule-associated protein MAP7 promotes tubulin posttranslational modifications and cargo transport to enable osmotic adaptation. Dev Cell 2024; 59:1553-1570.e7. [PMID: 38574732 PMCID: PMC11187767 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Cells remodel their cytoskeletal networks to adapt to their environment. Here, we analyze the mechanisms utilized by the cell to tailor its microtubule landscape in response to changes in osmolarity that alter macromolecular crowding. By integrating live-cell imaging, ex vivo enzymatic assays, and in vitro reconstitution, we probe the impact of cytoplasmic density on microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) and tubulin posttranslational modifications (PTMs). We find that human epithelial cells respond to fluctuations in cytoplasmic density by modulating microtubule acetylation, detyrosination, or MAP7 association without differentially affecting polyglutamylation, tyrosination, or MAP4 association. These MAP-PTM combinations alter intracellular cargo transport, enabling the cell to respond to osmotic challenges. We further dissect the molecular mechanisms governing tubulin PTM specification and find that MAP7 promotes acetylation and inhibits detyrosination. Our data identify MAP7 in modulating the tubulin code, resulting in microtubule cytoskeleton remodeling and alteration of intracellular transport as an integrated mechanism of cellular adaptation.
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- Yusheng Shen
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Beaudet D, Berger CL, Hendricks AG. The types and numbers of kinesins and dyneins transporting endocytic cargoes modulate their motility and response to tau. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107323. [PMID: 38677516 PMCID: PMC11130734 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Organelles and vesicular cargoes are transported by teams of kinesin and dynein motors along microtubules. We isolated endocytic organelles from cells at different stages of maturation and reconstituted their motility along microtubules in vitro. We asked how the sets of motors transporting a cargo determine its motility and response to the microtubule-associated protein tau. Here, we find that phagosomes move in both directions along microtubules, but the directional bias changes during maturation. Early phagosomes exhibit retrograde-biased transport while late phagosomes are directionally unbiased. Correspondingly, early and late phagosomes are bound by different numbers and combinations of kinesins-1, -2, -3, and dynein. Tau stabilizes microtubules and directs transport within neurons. While single-molecule studies show that tau differentially regulates the motility of kinesins and dynein in vitro, less is known about its role in modulating the trafficking of endogenous cargoes transported by their native teams of motors. Previous studies showed that tau preferentially inhibits kinesin motors, which biases late phagosome transport towards the microtubule minus-end. Here, we show that tau strongly inhibits long-range, dynein-mediated motility of early phagosomes. Tau reduces forces generated by teams of dynein motors on early phagosomes and accelerates dynein unbinding under load. Thus, cargoes differentially respond to tau, where dynein complexes on early phagosomes are more sensitive to tau inhibition than those on late phagosomes. Mathematical modeling further explains how small changes in the number of kinesins and dynein on cargoes impact the net directionality but also that cargoes with different sets of motors respond differently to tau.
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- Daniel Beaudet
- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Perez-Bertoldi JM, Zhao Y, Thawani A, Yildiz A, Nogales E. Molecular interplay between HURP and Kif18A in mitotic spindle regulation. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4249615. [PMID: 38854046 PMCID: PMC11160874 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4249615/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
Abstract
During mitosis, microtubule dynamics are regulated to ensure proper alignment and segregation of chromosomes. The dynamics of kinetochore-attached microtubules are regulated by hepatoma-upregulated protein (HURP) and the mitotic kinesin-8 Kif18A, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Using single-molecule imaging in vitro, we demonstrate that Kif18A motility is regulated by HURP. While sparse decoration of HURP activates the motor, higher concentrations hinder processive motility. To shed light on this behavior, we determined the binding mode of HURP to microtubules using Cryo-EM. The structure reveals that one HURP motif spans laterally across β-tubulin, while a second motif binds between adjacent protofilaments. HURP partially overlaps with the microtubule-binding site of the Kif18A motor domain, indicating that excess HURP inhibits Kif18A motility by steric exclusion. We also observed that HURP and Kif18A function together to suppress dynamics of the microtubule plus-end, providing a mechanistic basis for how they collectively serve in spindle length control.
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- Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Physics Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrative Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrative Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Chen Q, Li S, Fu F, Huang Q, Zhang R. MAP7 drives EMT and cisplatin resistance in ovarian cancer via wnt/β-catenin signaling. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30409. [PMID: 38726137 PMCID: PMC11078642 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Methods Our approach encompasses analyzing MAP7's expression levels across various datasets and clinical specimens, evaluating its association with patient outcomes, and probing its influence on ovarian cancer cell dynamics such as proliferation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis. Results We have identified significant upregulation of MAP7 in ovarian cancer tissues, which correlates with advanced disease stages, higher pathological grades, and unfavorable prognoses. Functionally, the inhibition of MAP7 suppresses cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion while promoting apoptosis. Notably, the silencing of MAP7 attenuates the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and disrupts Wnt/β-catenin pathway signaling-two critical processes implicated in metastasis and chemoresistance. In cisplatin-resistant A2780-DDP cells, the downregulation of MAP7 effectively reverses their resistance to cisplatin. Furthermore, the nuclear localization of MAP7 in these cells underscores its pivotal role in driving cisplatin resistance by modulating the transcriptional regulation and interaction dynamics of β-catenin. Conclusion Our findings position MAP7 as a pivotal element in ovarian cancer advancement and cisplatin resistance, primarily through its modulation of EMT and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Its association with poor clinical outcomes underscores its potential as both a prognostic marker and a therapeutic target. Strategies aimed at MAP7 could represent a new frontier in combating chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer, emphasizing its significance in crafting complementary treatments for this disease.
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- Qingqing Chen
- The Third School of Clinical Medicine,Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510500, China
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- Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital, 6600 Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, 201400, China
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- Pingyang Hospital affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, No.555, Kunao Road, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital, 6600 Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, 201400, China
- Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The Third School of Clinical Medicine,Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510500, China
- Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital, 6600 Nanfeng Road, Fengxian District, Shanghai, 201400, China
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Perez-Bertoldi JM, Zhao Y, Thawani A, Yildiz A, Nogales E. Molecular interplay between HURP and Kif18A in mitotic spindle regulation. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.04.11.589088. [PMID: 38645125 PMCID: PMC11030443 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.11.589088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
Abstract
During mitosis, microtubule dynamics are regulated to ensure proper alignment and segregation of chromosomes. The dynamics of kinetochore-attached microtubules are regulated by hepatoma-upregulated protein (HURP) and the mitotic kinesin-8 Kif18A, but the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Using single-molecule imaging in vitro , we demonstrate that Kif18A motility is regulated by HURP. While sparse decoration of HURP activates the motor, higher concentrations hinder processive motility. To shed light on this behavior, we determined the binding mode of HURP to microtubules using Cryo-EM. The structure reveals that one HURP motif spans laterally across β-tubulin, while a second motif binds between adjacent protofilaments. HURP partially overlaps with the microtubule-binding site of the Kif18A motor domain, indicating that excess HURP inhibits Kif18A motility by steric exclusion. We also observed that HURP and Kif18A function together to suppress dynamics of the microtubule plus-end, providing a mechanistic basis for how they collectively serve in spindle length control.
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Nogales E, Mahamid J. Bridging structural and cell biology with cryo-electron microscopy. Nature 2024; 628:47-56. [PMID: 38570716 PMCID: PMC11211576 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07198-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
Abstract
Most life scientists would agree that understanding how cellular processes work requires structural knowledge about the macromolecules involved. For example, deciphering the double-helical nature of DNA revealed essential aspects of how genetic information is stored, copied and repaired. Yet, being reductionist in nature, structural biology requires the purification of large amounts of macromolecules, often trimmed off larger functional units. The advent of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) greatly facilitated the study of large, functional complexes and generally of samples that are hard to express, purify and/or crystallize. Nevertheless, cryo-EM still requires purification and thus visualization outside of the natural context in which macromolecules operate and coexist. Conversely, cell biologists have been imaging cells using a number of fast-evolving techniques that keep expanding their spatial and temporal reach, but always far from the resolution at which chemistry can be understood. Thus, structural and cell biology provide complementary, yet unconnected visions of the inner workings of cells. Here we discuss how the interplay between cryo-EM and cryo-electron tomography, as a connecting bridge to visualize macromolecules in situ, holds great promise to create comprehensive structural depictions of macromolecules as they interact in complex mixtures or, ultimately, inside the cell itself.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eva Nogales
- Molecular and Cell Biology Department, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.
- Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.
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Kusakci E, Htet ZM, Zhao Y, Gillies JP, Reck-Peterson SL, Yildiz A. Lis1 slows force-induced detachment of cytoplasmic dynein from microtubules. Nat Chem Biol 2024; 20:521-529. [PMID: 37919547 PMCID: PMC11164236 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-023-01464-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
Abstract
Lis1 is a key cofactor for the assembly of active cytoplasmic dynein complexes that transport cargo along microtubules. Lis1 binds to the AAA+ ring and stalk of dynein and slows dynein motility, but the underlying mechanism has remained unclear. Using single-molecule imaging and optical trapping assays, we investigated how Lis1 binding affects the motility and force generation of yeast dynein in vitro. We showed that Lis1 slows motility by binding to the AAA+ ring of dynein, not by serving as a roadblock or tethering dynein to microtubules. Lis1 binding also does not affect force generation, but it induces prolonged stalls and reduces the asymmetry in the force-induced detachment of dynein from microtubules. The mutagenesis of the Lis1-binding sites on the dynein stalk partially recovers this asymmetry but does not restore dynein velocity. These results suggest that Lis1-stalk interaction slows the detachment of dynein from microtubules by interfering with the stalk sliding mechanism.
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- Emre Kusakci
- Graduate Group in Biophysics, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Physics Department, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
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- Graduate Group in Biophysics, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Physics Department, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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Leiva S, Cantoia A, Fabbri C, Bugnon Valdano M, Luppo V, Morales MA, Rosano G, Gardiol D. The Zika virus infection remodels the expression of the synaptotagmin-9 secretory protein. Biol Chem 2024; 405:189-201. [PMID: 37677740 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2023-0165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
Abstract
The exact mechanisms involved in flaviviruses virions' release and the specific secretion of viral proteins, such as the Non Structural protein-1 (NS1), are still unclear. While these processes might involve vesicular transport to the cell membrane, NS1 from some flaviviruses was shown to participate in viral assembly and release. Here, we assessed the effect of the Zika virus (ZIKV) NS1 expression on the cellular proteome to identify trafficking-related targets that may be altered in the presence of the viral protein. We detected an increase in the synaptotagmin-9 (SYT9) secretory protein, which participates in the intracellular transport of protein-laden vesicles. We confirmed the effect of NS1 on SYT9 levels by transfection models while also detecting a significant subcellular redistribution of SYT9. We found that ZIKV prM-Env proteins, required for the viral particle release, also increased SYT9 levels and changed its localization. Finally, we demonstrated that ZIKV cellular infection raises SYT9 levels and promotes changes in its subcellular localization, together with a co-distribution with both Env and NS1. Altogether, the data suggest SYT9's implication in the vesicular transport of viral proteins or virions during ZIKV infection, showing for the first time the association of synaptotagmins with the flavivirus' life cycle.
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- Santiago Leiva
- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 590, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 590, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas "Dr. Julio Maiztegui" (INEVH-ANLIS), Monteagudo 2510, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 590, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas "Dr. Julio Maiztegui" (INEVH-ANLIS), Monteagudo 2510, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Virales Humanas "Dr. Julio Maiztegui" (INEVH-ANLIS), Monteagudo 2510, Pergamino, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 590, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 590, 2000, Rosario, Argentina
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Andreu-Carbó M, Egoldt C, Velluz MC, Aumeier C. Microtubule damage shapes the acetylation gradient. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2029. [PMID: 38448418 PMCID: PMC10918088 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46379-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
Abstract
The properties of single microtubules within the microtubule network can be modulated through post-translational modifications (PTMs), including acetylation within the lumen of microtubules. To access the lumen, the enzymes could enter through the microtubule ends and at damage sites along the microtubule shaft. Here we show that the acetylation profile depends on damage sites, which can be caused by the motor protein kinesin-1. Indeed, the entry of the deacetylase HDAC6 into the microtubule lumen can be modulated by kinesin-1-induced damage sites. In contrast, activity of the microtubule acetylase αTAT1 is independent of kinesin-1-caused shaft damage. On a cellular level, our results show that microtubule acetylation distributes in an exponential gradient. This gradient results from tight regulation of microtubule (de)acetylation and scales with the size of the cells. The control of shaft damage represents a mechanism to regulate PTMs inside the microtubule by giving access to the lumen.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Adler A, Bangera M, Beugelink JW, Bahri S, van Ingen H, Moores CA, Baldus M. A structural and dynamic visualization of the interaction between MAP7 and microtubules. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1948. [PMID: 38431715 PMCID: PMC10908866 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46260-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Microtubules (MTs) are key components of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton and are essential for intracellular organization, organelle trafficking and mitosis. MT tasks depend on binding and interactions with MT-associated proteins (MAPs). MT-associated protein 7 (MAP7) has the unusual ability of both MT binding and activating kinesin-1-mediated cargo transport along MTs. Additionally, the protein is reported to stabilize MTs with its 112 amino-acid long MT-binding domain (MTBD). Here we investigate the structural basis of the interaction of MAP7 MTBD with the MT lattice. Using a combination of solid and solution-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy with electron microscopy, fluorescence anisotropy and isothermal titration calorimetry, we shed light on the binding mode of MAP7 to MTs at an atomic level. Our results show that a combination of interactions between MAP7 and MT lattice extending beyond a single tubulin dimer and including tubulin C-terminal tails contribute to formation of the MAP7-MT complex.
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- Agnes Adler
- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, School of Natural Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, UK
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- Structural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, School of Natural Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, London, WC1E 7HX, UK.
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Heber S, McClintock MA, Simon B, Mehtab E, Lapouge K, Hennig J, Bullock SL, Ephrussi A. Tropomyosin 1-I/C coordinates kinesin-1 and dynein motors during oskar mRNA transport. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2024; 31:476-488. [PMID: 38297086 PMCID: PMC10948360 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01212-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Dynein and kinesin motors mediate long-range intracellular transport, translocating towards microtubule minus and plus ends, respectively. Cargoes often undergo bidirectional transport by binding to both motors simultaneously. However, it is not known how motor activities are coordinated in such circumstances. In the Drosophila female germline, sequential activities of the dynein-dynactin-BicD-Egalitarian (DDBE) complex and of kinesin-1 deliver oskar messenger RNA from nurse cells to the oocyte, and within the oocyte to the posterior pole. We show through in vitro reconstitution that Tm1-I/C, a tropomyosin-1 isoform, links kinesin-1 in a strongly inhibited state to DDBE-associated oskar mRNA. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, small-angle X-ray scattering and structural modeling indicate that Tm1-I/C suppresses kinesin-1 activity by stabilizing its autoinhibited conformation, thus preventing competition with dynein until kinesin-1 is activated in the oocyte. Our work reveals a new strategy for ensuring sequential activity of microtubule motors.
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- Simone Heber
- Developmental Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Developmental Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Protein Expression and Purification Core Facility, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
- Biochemistry IV, Biophysical Chemistry, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Division of Cell Biology, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
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- Developmental Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Chiba K, Niwa S. Autoinhibition and activation of kinesin-1 and their involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2024; 86:102301. [PMID: 38096601 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2023.102301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
Abstract
Kinesin-1, composed of kinesin heavy chain and kinesin light chain, is a founding member of kinesin superfamily and transports various neuronal cargos. Kinesin-1 is one of the most abundant ATPases in the cell and thus need to be tightly regulated to avoid wastage of energy. It has been well established that kinesin-1 is regulated by the autoinhibition mechanism. This review focuses on the recent researches that have contributed to the understanding of mechanisms for the autoinhibition of kinesin-1 and its unlocking. Recent electron microscopic studies have shown an unanticipated structure of autoinhibited kinesin-1. Biochemical reconstitution have revealed detailed molecular mechanisms how the autoinhibition is unlocked. Importantly, misregulation of kinesin-1 is emerging as one of the major causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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- Kyoko Chiba
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS), Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0845, Japan
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS), Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-0845, Japan; Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
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Nogales E, Kellogg E. Structure challenges in the multivalency of Tau-microtubule interactions. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2024; 81:53-56. [PMID: 37702417 PMCID: PMC10873104 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Structural studies aiming to visualize the interaction of Tau with microtubules (MTs) face several challenges, the main concerning the fact that Tau has multiple MT-interacting regions. In particular, the four (or three) pseudo-repeats of Tau bind to identical elements along the MT lattice but do it through non-identical residues. In addition, any given Tau molecule can use all its repeats or just one for its engagement with MTs. Finally, the binding of one Tau is not necessarily in register with respect to the next one. The mismatch in the MT and Tau repeats, therefore, challenges conventional modes of image analysis when visualizing these samples using cryo-electron microscopy. This commentary is dedicated to those challenges and ways to circumvent them while aiming for an atomic description of the Tau-tubulin interaction.
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- Eva Nogales
- Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3), University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrative Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Structural Biology Department, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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Nejabat M, Hadizadeh F, Sahebkar A. The Application of Kinesin Inhibitors in Medical Issues. Curr Rev Clin Exp Pharmacol 2024; 19:370-378. [PMID: 38275041 DOI: 10.2174/0127724328277623231204064614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Kinesins are a group of motor proteins in charge of several crucial functions in the cell. These proteins often bind to microtubules and perform their functions using the energy produced by ATP hydrolysis. One function of mitotic kinesin, a subclass of kinesin that is expressed during cell division at the mitotic phase, is to create the mitotic spindle. Uncontrolled cell growth is one trait of cancerous cells. Traditional anticancer medications still used in clinics include taxanes (paclitaxel) and vinca alkaloids (vincristine, vinblastine), which interfere with microtubule dynamics. However, because non-dividing cells like post-mitotic neurons contain microtubules, unwanted side effects like peripheral neuropathy are frequently found in patients taking these medications. More than ten members of the mitotic kinesin family play distinct or complementary roles during mitosis. The mitotic kinesin family's KSP, or Eg5, is regarded as its most dramatic target protein. The current work systematically reviews the use of kinesin inhibitors in the medical field. The challenges of KSP and the practical solutions are also examined, and the outcomes of the previous works are reported. The significant gaps and shortcomings of the related works are also highlighted, which can be an onset topic for future works.
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- Mojgan Nejabat
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Bensel BM, Previs S, Bookwalter C, Trybus KM, Walcott S, Warshaw DM. "Spatial Relationships Matter: Kinesin-1 Molecular Motors Transport Liposome Cargo Through 3D Microtubule Intersections In Vitro". BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.01.569616. [PMID: 38076816 PMCID: PMC10705568 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.01.569616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Kinesin-1 ensembles maneuver vesicular cargoes through intersections in the 3-dimensional (3D) intracellular microtubule (MT) network. To characterize directional outcomes (straight, turn, terminate) at MT intersections, we challenge 350 nm fluid-like liposomes transported by ~10 constitutively active, truncated kinesin-1 KIF5B (K543) with perpendicular 2-dimensional (2D) and 3D intersections in vitro. Liposomes frequently pause at 2D and 3D intersections (~2s), suggesting that motor teams can simultaneously engage each MT and undergo a tug-of-war. Once resolved, the directional outcomes at 2D MT intersections have a straight to turn ratio of 1.1; whereas at 3D MT intersections, liposomes more frequently go straight (straight to turn ratio of 1.8), highlighting that spatial relationships at intersections bias directional outcomes. Using 3D super-resolution microscopy (STORM), we define the gap between intersecting MTs and the liposome azimuthal approach angle heading into the intersection. We develop an in silico model in which kinesin-1 motors diffuse on the liposome surface, simultaneously engage the intersecting MTs, generate forces and detach from MTs governed by the motors' mechanochemical cycle, and undergo a tug-of-war with the winning team determining the directional outcome in 3D. The model predicts that 1-3 motors typically engage the MT, consistent with optical trapping measurements. Modeled liposomes also predominantly go straight through 3D intersections over a range of intersection gaps and liposome approach angles, even when obstructed by the crossing MT. Our observations and modeling offer mechanistic insights into how cells might tune the MT cytoskeleton, cargo, and motors to modulate cargo transport.
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- Brandon M Bensel
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405
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Duan D, Lyu W, Chai P, Ma S, Wu K, Wu C, Xiong Y, Sestan N, Zhang K, Koleske AJ. Abl2 repairs microtubules and phase separates with tubulin to promote microtubule nucleation. Curr Biol 2023; 33:4582-4598.e10. [PMID: 37858340 PMCID: PMC10877310 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Abl family kinases are evolutionarily conserved regulators of cell migration and morphogenesis. Genetic experiments in Drosophila suggest that Abl family kinases interact functionally with microtubules to regulate axon guidance and neuronal morphogenesis. Vertebrate Abl2 binds to microtubules and promotes their plus-end elongation, both in vitro and in cells, but the molecular mechanisms by which Abl2 regulates microtubule (MT) dynamics are unclear. We report here that Abl2 regulates MT assembly via condensation and direct interactions with both the MT lattice and tubulin dimers. We find that Abl2 promotes MT nucleation, which is further facilitated by the ability of the Abl2 C-terminal half to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and form co-condensates with tubulin. Abl2 binds to regions adjacent to MT damage, facilitates MT repair via fresh tubulin recruitment, and increases MT rescue frequency and lifetime. Cryo-EM analyses strongly support a model in which Abl2 engages tubulin C-terminal tails along an extended MT lattice conformation at damage sites to facilitate repair via fresh tubulin recruitment. Abl2Δ688-790, which closely mimics a naturally occurring splice isoform, retains binding to the MT lattice but does not bind tubulin, promote MT nucleation, or increase rescue frequency. In COS-7 cells, MT reassembly after nocodazole treatment is greatly slowed in Abl2 knockout COS-7 cells compared with wild-type cells, and these defects are rescued by re-expression of Abl2, but not Abl2Δ688-790. We propose that Abl2 locally concentrates tubulin to promote MT nucleation and recruits it to defects in the MT lattice to enable repair and rescue.
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- Daisy Duan
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Comparative Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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Tan Z, Yue Y, Leprevost F, Haynes S, Basrur V, Nesvizhskii AI, Verhey KJ, Cianfrocco MA. Autoinhibited kinesin-1 adopts a hierarchical folding pattern. eLife 2023; 12:RP86776. [PMID: 37910016 PMCID: PMC10619981 DOI: 10.7554/elife.86776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Conventional kinesin-1 is the primary anterograde motor in cells for transporting cellular cargo. While there is a consensus that the C-terminal tail of kinesin-1 inhibits motility, the molecular architecture of a full-length autoinhibited kinesin-1 remains unknown. Here, we combine crosslinking mass spectrometry (XL-MS), electron microscopy (EM), and AlphaFold structure prediction to determine the architecture of the full-length autoinhibited kinesin-1 homodimer (kinesin-1 heavy chain [KHC]) and kinesin-1 heterotetramer (KHC bound to kinesin light chain 1 [KLC1]). Our integrative analysis shows that kinesin-1 forms a compact, bent conformation through a break in coiled-coil 3. Moreover, our XL-MS analysis demonstrates that kinesin light chains stabilize the folded inhibited state rather than inducing a new structural state. Using our structural model, we show that disruption of multiple interactions between the motor, stalk, and tail domains is required to activate the full-length kinesin-1. Our work offers a conceptual framework for understanding how cargo adaptors and microtubule-associated proteins relieve autoinhibition to promote activation.
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- Zhenyu Tan
- Department of Biophysics, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
- Life Sciences Institute, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Pathology, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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Tan Z, Yue Y, da Veiga Leprevost F, Haynes SE, Basrur V, Nesvizhskii AI, Verhey KJ, Cianfrocco MA. Autoinhibited kinesin-1 adopts a hierarchical folding pattern. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.26.525761. [PMID: 36747757 PMCID: PMC9901034 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.26.525761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Conventional kinesin-1 is the primary anterograde motor in cells for transporting cellular cargo. While there is a consensus that the C-terminal tail of kinesin-1 inhibits motility, the molecular architecture of a full-length autoinhibited kinesin-1 remains unknown. Here, we combine cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS), electron microscopy (EM), and AlphaFold structure prediction to determine the architecture of the full-length autoinhibited kinesin-1 homodimer [kinesin-1 heavy chain (KHC)] and kinesin-1 heterotetramer [KHC bound to kinesin light chain 1 (KLC1)]. Our integrative analysis shows that kinesin-1 forms a compact, bent conformation through a break in coiled coil 3. Moreover, our XL-MS analysis demonstrates that kinesin light chains stabilize the folded inhibited state rather than inducing a new structural state. Using our structural model, we show that disruption of multiple interactions between the motor, stalk, and tail domains is required to activate the full-length kinesin-1. Our work offers a conceptual framework for understanding how cargo adaptors and microtubule-associated proteins relieve autoinhibition to promote activation.
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- Zhenyu Tan
- Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan
- Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan
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- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan
- Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan
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Suber Y, Alam MNA, Nakos K, Bhakt P, Spiliotis ET. Microtubule-associated septin complexes modulate kinesin and dynein motility with differential specificities. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105084. [PMID: 37495111 PMCID: PMC10463263 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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Long-range membrane traffic is guided by microtubule-associated proteins and posttranslational modifications, which collectively comprise a traffic code. The regulatory principles of this code and how it orchestrates the motility of kinesin and dynein motors are largely unknown. Septins are a large family of GTP-binding proteins, which assemble into complexes that associate with microtubules. Using single-molecule in vitro motility assays, we tested how the microtubule-associated SEPT2/6/7, SEPT2/6/7/9, and SEPT5/7/11 complexes affect the motilities of the constitutively active kinesins KIF5C and KIF1A and the dynein-dynactin-bicaudal D (DDB) motor complex. We found that microtubule-associated SEPT2/6/7 is a potent inhibitor of DDB and KIF5C, preventing mainly their association with microtubules. SEPT2/6/7 also inhibits KIF1A by obstructing stepping along microtubules. On SEPT2/6/7/9-coated microtubules, KIF1A inhibition is dampened by SEPT9, which alone enhances KIF1A, showing that individual septin subunits determine the regulatory properties of septin complexes. Strikingly, SEPT5/7/11 differs from SEPT2/6/7, in permitting the motility of KIF1A and immobilizing DDB to the microtubule lattice. In hippocampal neurons, filamentous SEPT5 colocalizes with somatodendritic microtubules that underlie Golgi membranes and lack SEPT6. Depletion of SEPT5 disrupts Golgi morphology and polarization of Golgi ribbons into the shaft of somato-proximal dendrites, which is consistent with the tethering of DDB to microtubules by SEPT5/7/11. Collectively, these results suggest that microtubule-associated complexes have differential specificities in the regulation of the motility and positioning of microtubule motors. We posit that septins are an integral part of the microtubule-based code that spatially controls membrane traffic.
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- Yani Suber
- Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Leung MR, Zeng J, Wang X, Roelofs MC, Huang W, Zenezini Chiozzi R, Hevler JF, Heck AJR, Dutcher SK, Brown A, Zhang R, Zeev-Ben-Mordehai T. Structural specializations of the sperm tail. Cell 2023; 186:2880-2896.e17. [PMID: 37327785 PMCID: PMC10948200 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Sperm motility is crucial to reproductive success in sexually reproducing organisms. Impaired sperm movement causes male infertility, which is increasing globally. Sperm are powered by a microtubule-based molecular machine-the axoneme-but it is unclear how axonemal microtubules are ornamented to support motility in diverse fertilization environments. Here, we present high-resolution structures of native axonemal doublet microtubules (DMTs) from sea urchin and bovine sperm, representing external and internal fertilizers. We identify >60 proteins decorating sperm DMTs; at least 15 are sperm associated and 16 are linked to infertility. By comparing DMTs across species and cell types, we define core microtubule inner proteins (MIPs) and analyze evolution of the tektin bundle. We identify conserved axonemal microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) with unique tubulin-binding modes. Additionally, we identify a testis-specific serine/threonine kinase that links DMTs to outer dense fibers in mammalian sperm. Our study provides structural foundations for understanding sperm evolution, motility, and dysfunction at a molecular level.
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- Miguel Ricardo Leung
- Structural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Structural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry & Proteomics, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Structural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Shen Y, Ori-McKenney KM. Macromolecular Crowding Tailors the Microtubule Cytoskeleton Through Tubulin Modifications and Microtubule-Associated Proteins. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.14.544846. [PMID: 37398431 PMCID: PMC10312695 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.14.544846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Cells remodel their cytoskeletal networks to adapt to their environment. Here, we analyze the mechanisms utilized by the cell to tailor its microtubule landscape in response to changes in osmolarity that alter macromolecular crowding. By integrating live cell imaging, ex vivo enzymatic assays, and in vitro reconstitution, we probe the impact of acute perturbations in cytoplasmic density on microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) and tubulin posttranslational modifications (PTMs), unraveling the molecular underpinnings of cellular adaptation via the microtubule cytoskeleton. We find that cells respond to fluctuations in cytoplasmic density by modulating microtubule acetylation, detyrosination, or MAP7 association, without differentially affecting polyglutamylation, tyrosination, or MAP4 association. These MAP-PTM combinations alter intracellular cargo transport, enabling the cell to respond to osmotic challenges. We further dissect the molecular mechanisms governing tubulin PTM specification, and find that MAP7 promotes acetylation by biasing the conformation of the microtubule lattice, and directly inhibits detyrosination. Acetylation and detyrosination can therefore be decoupled and utilized for distinct cellular purposes. Our data reveal that the MAP code dictates the tubulin code, resulting in remodeling of the microtubule cytoskeleton and alteration of intracellular transport as an integrated mechanism of cellular adaptation.
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- Yusheng Shen
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Adler A, Kjaer LF, Beugelink JW, Baldus M, van Ingen H. Resonance assignments of the microtubule-binding domain of the microtubule-associated protein 7 (MAP7). BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2023; 17:10.1007/s12104-023-10124-8. [PMID: 37099260 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-023-10124-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The microtubule-associated protein 7 (MAP7) is a protein involved in cargo transport along microtubules (MTs) by interacting with kinesin-1 through the C-terminal kinesin-binding domain. Moreover, the protein is reported to stabilize MT, thereby playing a key role in axonal branch development. An important element for this latter function is the 112 amino-acid long N-terminal microtubule-binding domain (MTBD) of MAP7. Here we report NMR backbone and side-chain assignments that suggest a primarily alpha-helical secondary fold of this MTBD in solution. The MTBD contains a central long α-helical segment that includes a short four-residue 'hinge' sequence with decreased helicity and increased flexibility. Our data represent a first step towards analysing the complex interaction of MAP7 with MTs at an atomic level via NMR spectroscopy.
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- Agnes Adler
- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, NMR Spectroscopy, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, NMR Spectroscopy, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands
- Institute of Structural Biology Grenoble, Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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- Structural Biochemistry, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, NMR Spectroscopy, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands.
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- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, NMR Spectroscopy, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CH, The Netherlands.
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Kubo S, Black CS, Joachimiak E, Yang SK, Legal T, Peri K, Khalifa AAZ, Ghanaeian A, McCafferty CL, Valente-Paterno M, De Bellis C, Huynh PM, Fan Z, Marcotte EM, Wloga D, Bui KH. Native doublet microtubules from Tetrahymena thermophila reveal the importance of outer junction proteins. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2168. [PMID: 37061538 PMCID: PMC10105768 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37868-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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Cilia are ubiquitous eukaryotic organelles responsible for cellular motility and sensory functions. The ciliary axoneme is a microtubule-based cytoskeleton consisting of two central singlets and nine outer doublet microtubules. Cryo-electron microscopy-based studies have revealed a complex network inside the lumen of both tubules composed of microtubule-inner proteins (MIPs). However, the functions of most MIPs remain unknown. Here, we present single-particle cryo-EM-based analyses of the Tetrahymena thermophila native doublet microtubule and identify 42 MIPs. These data shed light on the evolutionarily conserved and diversified roles of MIPs. In addition, we identified MIPs potentially responsible for the assembly and stability of the doublet outer junction. Knockout of the evolutionarily conserved outer junction component CFAP77 moderately diminishes Tetrahymena swimming speed and beat frequency, indicating the important role of CFAP77 and outer junction stability in cilia beating generation and/or regulation.
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- Shintaroh Kubo
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Cytoskeleton and Cilia Biology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur Street, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Laboratory of Cytoskeleton and Cilia Biology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, 3 Pasteur Street, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Centre de Recherche en Biologie Structurale, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Shrestha S, Ems-McClung SC, Hazelbaker MA, Yount AL, Shaw SL, Walczak CE. Importin α/β promote Kif18B microtubule association and enhance microtubule destabilization activity. Mol Biol Cell 2023; 34:ar30. [PMID: 36790918 PMCID: PMC10092650 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e22-03-0113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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Tight regulation of microtubule (MT) dynamics is necessary for proper spindle assembly and chromosome segregation. The MT destabilizing Kinesin-8, Kif18B, controls astral MT dynamics and spindle positioning. Kif18B interacts with importin α/β as well as with the plus-tip tracking protein EB1, but how these associations modulate Kif18B is not known. We mapped the key binding sites on Kif18B, made residue-specific mutations, and assessed their impact on Kif18B function. Blocking EB1 interaction disrupted Kif18B MT plus-end accumulation and inhibited its ability to control MT length on monopolar spindles in cells. Blocking importin α/β interaction disrupted Kif18B localization without affecting aster size. In vitro, importin α/β increased Kif18B MT association by increasing the on-rate and decreasing the off-rate from MTs, which stimulated MT destabilization. In contrast, EB1 promoted MT destabilization without increasing lattice binding in vitro, which suggests that EB1 and importin α/β have distinct roles in the regulation of Kif18B-mediated MT destabilization. We propose that importin α/β spatially modulate Kif18B association with MTs to facilitate its MT destabilization activity. Our results suggest that Ran regulation is important not only to control molecular motor function near chromatin but also to provide a spatial control mechanism to modulate MT binding of nuclear localization signal-containing spindle assembly factors.
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- Sanjay Shrestha
- Medical Sciences, Indiana School of Medicine-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405
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- Medical Sciences, Indiana School of Medicine-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405
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- Medical Sciences, Indiana School of Medicine-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
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- Medical Sciences, Indiana School of Medicine-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405
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Canty JT, Hensley A, Aslan M, Jack A, Yildiz A. TRAK adaptors regulate the recruitment and activation of dynein and kinesin in mitochondrial transport. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1376. [PMID: 36914620 PMCID: PMC10011603 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36945-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial transport along microtubules is mediated by Miro1 and TRAK adaptors that recruit kinesin-1 and dynein-dynactin. To understand how these opposing motors are regulated during mitochondrial transport, we reconstitute the bidirectional transport of Miro1/TRAK along microtubules in vitro. We show that the coiled-coil domain of TRAK activates dynein-dynactin and enhances the motility of kinesin-1 activated by its cofactor MAP7. We find that TRAK adaptors that recruit both motors move towards kinesin-1's direction, whereas kinesin-1 is excluded from binding TRAK transported by dynein-dynactin, avoiding motor tug-of-war. We also test the predictions of the models that explain how mitochondrial transport stalls in regions with elevated Ca2+. Transport of Miro1/TRAK by kinesin-1 is not affected by Ca2+. Instead, we demonstrate that the microtubule docking protein syntaphilin induces resistive forces that stall kinesin-1 and dynein-driven motility. Our results suggest that mitochondrial transport stalls by Ca2+-mediated recruitment of syntaphilin to the mitochondrial membrane, not by disruption of the transport machinery.
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- John T Canty
- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, 94080, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Physics Department, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Biophysics Graduate Group, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
- Physics Department, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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Zhang H, Kong W, Xie Y, Zhao X, Luo D, Chen S, Pan Z. Telomere-related genes as potential biomarkers to predict endometriosis and immune response: Development of a machine learning-based risk model. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1132676. [PMID: 36968845 PMCID: PMC10034389 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1132676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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IntroductionEndometriosis (EM) is an aggressive, pleomorphic, and common gynecological disease. Its clinical presentation includes abnormal menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and infertility, which seriously affect the patient's quality of life. However, the pathogenesis underlying EM and associated regulatory genes are unknown.MethodsTelomere-related genes (TRGs) were uploaded from TelNet. RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) data of EM patients were obtained from three datasets (GSE5108, GSE23339, and GSE25628) in the GEO database, and a random forest approach was used to identify telomere signature genes and build nomogram prediction models. Gene Ontology, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis were used to identify the pathways involved in the action of the signature genes. Finally, the CAMP database was used to screen drugs for potential use in EM treatment.ResultsFifteen total genes were screened as EM–telomere differentially expressed genes. Further screening by machine learning obtained six genes as characteristic predictive of EM. Immuno-infiltration analysis of the telomeric genes showed that expressions including macrophages and natural killer cells were significantly higher in cluster A. Further enrichment analysis showed that the differential genes were mainly enriched in biological pathways like cell cycle and extracellular matrix. Finally, the Connective Map database was used to screen 11 potential drugs for EM treatment.DiscussionTRGs play a crucial role in EM development, and are associated with immune infiltration and act on multiple pathways, including the cell cycle. Telomere signature genes can be valuable predictive markers for EM.
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van den Berg CM, Volkov VA, Schnorrenberg S, Huang Z, Stecker KE, Grigoriev I, Gilani S, Frikstad KAM, Patzke S, Zimmermann T, Dogterom M, Akhmanova A. CSPP1 stabilizes growing microtubule ends and damaged lattices from the luminal side. J Cell Biol 2023; 222:213861. [PMID: 36752787 PMCID: PMC9948759 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202208062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Microtubules are dynamic cytoskeletal polymers, and their organization and stability are tightly regulated by numerous cellular factors. While regulatory proteins controlling the formation of interphase microtubule arrays and mitotic spindles have been extensively studied, the biochemical mechanisms responsible for generating stable microtubule cores of centrioles and cilia are poorly understood. Here, we used in vitro reconstitution assays to investigate microtubule-stabilizing properties of CSPP1, a centrosome and cilia-associated protein mutated in the neurodevelopmental ciliopathy Joubert syndrome. We found that CSPP1 preferentially binds to polymerizing microtubule ends that grow slowly or undergo growth perturbations and, in this way, resembles microtubule-stabilizing compounds such as taxanes. Fluorescence microscopy and cryo-electron tomography showed that CSPP1 is deposited in the microtubule lumen and inhibits microtubule growth and shortening through two separate domains. CSPP1 also specifically recognizes and stabilizes damaged microtubule lattices. These data help to explain how CSPP1 regulates the elongation and stability of ciliary axonemes and other microtubule-based structures.
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- Cyntha M. van den Berg
- https://ror.org/04pp8hn57Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- https://ror.org/04pp8hn57Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands,https://ror.org/02e2c7k09Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- EMBL Imaging Centre, EMBL-Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands,Netherlands Proteomics Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- https://ror.org/04pp8hn57Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- https://ror.org/00j9c2840Department of Radiation Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway,Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- https://ror.org/00j9c2840Department of Radiation Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- https://ror.org/00j9c2840Department of Radiation Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- https://ror.org/02e2c7k09Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- https://ror.org/04pp8hn57Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands,Correspondence to Anna Akhmanova:
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Dullovi A, Ozgencil M, Rajvee V, Tse WY, Cutillas PR, Martin SA, Hořejší Z. Microtubule-associated proteins MAP7 and MAP7D1 promote DNA double-strand break repair in the G1 cell cycle phase. iScience 2023; 26:106107. [PMID: 36852271 PMCID: PMC9958362 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The DNA-damage response is a complex signaling network that guards genomic integrity. The microtubule cytoskeleton is involved in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks; however, little is known about which cytoskeleton-related proteins are involved in DNA repair and how. Using quantitative proteomics, we discovered that microtubule associated proteins MAP7 and MAP7D1 interact with several DNA repair proteins including DNA double-strand break repair proteins RAD50, BRCA1 and 53BP1. We observed that downregulation of MAP7 and MAP7D1 leads to increased phosphorylation of p53 after γ-irradiation. Moreover, we determined that the downregulation of MAP7D1 leads to a strong G1 arrest and that the downregulation of MAP7 and MAP7D1 in G1 arrested cells negatively affects DNA repair, recruitment of RAD50 to chromatin and localization of 53BP1 to the sites of damage. These findings describe for the first time a novel function of MAP7 and MAP7D1 in cell cycle regulation and repair of DNA double-strand breaks.
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- Arlinda Dullovi
- Centre for Cancer Cell & Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell & Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell & Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Genomics & Computational Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell & Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Cell & Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK,Corresponding author
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Li Q, Ferrare JT, Silver J, Wilson JO, Arteaga-Castaneda L, Qiu W, Vershinin M, King SJ, Neuman KC, Xu J. Cholesterol in the cargo membrane amplifies tau inhibition of kinesin-1-based transport. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2212507120. [PMID: 36626558 PMCID: PMC9934065 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2212507120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Intracellular cargos are often membrane-enclosed and transported by microtubule-based motors in the presence of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs). Whereas increasing evidence reveals how MAPs impact the interactions between motors and microtubules, critical questions remain about the impact of the cargo membrane on transport. Here we combined in vitro optical trapping with theoretical approaches to determine the effect of a lipid cargo membrane on kinesin-based transport in the presence of MAP tau. Our results demonstrate that attaching kinesin to a fluid lipid membrane reduces the inhibitory effect of tau on kinesin. Moreover, adding cholesterol, which reduces kinesin diffusion in the cargo membrane, amplifies the inhibitory effect of tau on kinesin binding in a dosage-dependent manner. We propose that reduction of kinesin diffusion in the cargo membrane underlies the effect of cholesterol on kinesin binding in the presence of tau, and we provide a simple model for this proposed mechanism. Our study establishes a direct link between cargo membrane cholesterol and MAP-based regulation of kinesin-1. The cholesterol effects uncovered here may more broadly extend to other lipid alterations that impact motor diffusion in the cargo membrane, including those associated with aging and neurological diseases.
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- Qiaochu Li
- Department of Physics, University of California, Merced, CA95343
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- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Merced, CA95343
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- Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR97331
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT84112
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL32827
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- Laboratory of Single Molecule Biophysics, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD20892
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Merced, CA95343
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Iwanski MK, Kapitein LC. Cellular cartography: Towards an atlas of the neuronal microtubule cytoskeleton. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1052245. [PMID: 37035244 PMCID: PMC10073685 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1052245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Microtubules, one of the major components of the cytoskeleton, play a crucial role during many aspects of neuronal development and function, such as neuronal polarization and axon outgrowth. Consequently, the microtubule cytoskeleton has been implicated in many neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. The polar nature of microtubules is quintessential for their function, allowing them to serve as tracks for long-distance, directed intracellular transport by kinesin and dynein motors. Most of these motors move exclusively towards either the plus- or minus-end of a microtubule and some have been shown to have a preference for either dynamic or stable microtubules, those bearing a particular post-translational modification or those decorated by a specific microtubule-associated protein. Thus, it becomes important to consider the interplay of these features and their combinatorial effects on transport, as well as how different types of microtubules are organized in the cell. Here, we discuss microtubule subsets in terms of tubulin isotypes, tubulin post-translational modifications, microtubule-associated proteins, microtubule stability or dynamicity, and microtubule orientation. We highlight techniques used to study these features of the microtubule cytoskeleton and, using the information from these studies, try to define the composition, role, and organization of some of these subsets in neurons.
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Qiu R, Zhang J, Xiang X. Kinesin-1 autoinhibition facilitates the initiation of dynein cargo transport. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 2022; 222:213766. [PMID: 36524956 PMCID: PMC9802684 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202205136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The functional significance of Kinesin-1 autoinhibition has been unclear. Kinesin-1 transports multiple cargoes including cytoplasmic dynein to microtubule plus ends. From a genetic screen for Aspergillus mutants defective in dynein-mediated early endosome transport, we identified a kinesin-1 mutation kinAK895* at the C-terminal IAK motif involved in autoinhibition. The kinA∆IAK and kinAK895E mutants exhibited a similar defect in dynein-mediated early endosome transport, verifying the importance of kinesin-1 autoinhibition in dynein-mediated transport. Kinesin-1 autoinhibition is not critical for dynein accumulation at microtubule plus ends or for the secretory vesicle cargoes of kinesin-1 to reach the hyphal tip. However, it facilitates dynein to initiate early endosome transport. This is unrelated to a direct competition between dynein and kinesin-1 on early endosomes because kinesin-3 rather than kinesin-1 drives the plus-end-directed early endosome movement. This effect of kinesin-1 autoinhibition on dynein-mediated early endosome transport is related to cargo adapter-mediated dynein activation but at a step beyond the switching of dynein from its autoinhibited conformation.
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- Rongde Qiu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda, MA, USA,Correspondence to Xin Xiang:
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Ball DA, Jalloh B, Karpova TS. Impact of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the Field of Single-Molecule Biophysics. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415895. [PMID: 36555532 PMCID: PMC9781480 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cellular functions depend on the dynamic assembly of protein regulator complexes at specific cellular locations. Single Molecule Tracking (SMT) is a method of choice for the biochemical characterization of protein dynamics in vitro and in vivo. SMT follows individual molecules in live cells and provides direct information about their behavior. SMT was successfully applied to mammalian models. However, mammalian cells provide a complex environment where protein mobility depends on numerous factors that are difficult to control experimentally. Therefore, yeast cells, which are unicellular and well-studied with a small and completely sequenced genome, provide an attractive alternative for SMT. The simplicity of organization, ease of genetic manipulation, and tolerance to gene fusions all make yeast a great model for quantifying the kinetics of major enzymes, membrane proteins, and nuclear and cellular bodies. However, very few researchers apply SMT techniques to yeast. Our goal is to promote SMT in yeast to a wider research community. Our review serves a dual purpose. We explain how SMT is conducted in yeast cells, and we discuss the latest insights from yeast SMT while putting them in perspective with SMT of higher eukaryotes.
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Jongsma MLM, Bakker N, Neefjes J. Choreographing the motor-driven endosomal dance. J Cell Sci 2022; 136:282885. [PMID: 36382597 PMCID: PMC9845747 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The endosomal system orchestrates the transport of lipids, proteins and nutrients across the entire cell. Along their journey, endosomes mature, change shape via fusion and fission, and communicate with other organelles. This intriguing endosomal choreography, which includes bidirectional and stop-and-go motions, is coordinated by the microtubule-based motor proteins dynein and kinesin. These motors bridge various endosomal subtypes to the microtubule tracks thanks to their cargo-binding domain interacting with endosome-associated proteins, and their motor domain interacting with microtubules and associated proteins. Together, these interactions determine the mobility of different endosomal structures. In this Review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the factors regulating the different interactions to tune the fascinating dance of endosomes along microtubules.
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- Marlieke L. M. Jongsma
- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, ONCODE institute, Leiden University Medical Center LUMC, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, ONCODE institute, Leiden University Medical Center LUMC, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, ONCODE institute, Leiden University Medical Center LUMC, 2333 ZC Leiden, The Netherlands,Author for correspondence ()
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Meiring JCM, Grigoriev I, Nijenhuis W, Kapitein LC, Akhmanova A. Opto-katanin, an optogenetic tool for localized, microtubule disassembly. Curr Biol 2022; 32:4660-4674.e6. [PMID: 36174574 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Microtubules are cytoskeletal polymers that separate chromosomes during mitosis and serve as rails for intracellular transport and organelle positioning. Manipulation of microtubules is widely used in cell and developmental biology, but tools for precise subcellular spatiotemporal control of microtubules are currently lacking. Here, we describe a light-activated system for localized recruitment of the microtubule-severing enzyme katanin. This system, named opto-katanin, uses targeted illumination with blue light to induce rapid, localized, and reversible microtubule depolymerization. This tool allows precise clearing of a subcellular region of microtubules while preserving the rest of the microtubule network, demonstrating that regulation of katanin recruitment to microtubules is sufficient to control its severing activity. The tool is not toxic in the absence of blue light and can be used to disassemble both dynamic and stable microtubules in primary neurons as well as in dividing cells. We show that opto-katanin can be used to locally block vesicle transport and to clarify the dependence of organelle morphology and dynamics on microtubules. Specifically, our data indicate that microtubules are not required for the maintenance of the Golgi stacks or the tubules of the endoplasmic reticulum but are needed for the formation of new membrane tubules. Finally, we demonstrate that this tool can be applied to study the contribution of microtubules to cell mechanics by showing that microtubule bundles can exert forces constricting the nucleus.
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- Joyce C M Meiring
- Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan, Utrecht 3584 CS, the Netherlands
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- Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan, Utrecht 3584 CS, the Netherlands
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- Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan, Utrecht 3584 CS, the Netherlands; Center for Living Technologies, Eindhoven-Wageningen-Utrecht Alliance, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CB, the Netherlands
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- Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan, Utrecht 3584 CS, the Netherlands; Center for Living Technologies, Eindhoven-Wageningen-Utrecht Alliance, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht 3584 CB, the Netherlands
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- Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan, Utrecht 3584 CS, the Netherlands.
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Weijman JF, Yadav SKN, Surridge KJ, Cross JA, Borucu U, Mantell J, Woolfson DN, Schaffitzel C, Dodding MP. Molecular architecture of the autoinhibited kinesin-1 lambda particle. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabp9660. [PMID: 36112680 PMCID: PMC9481135 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Despite continuing progress in kinesin enzyme mechanochemistry and emerging understanding of the cargo recognition machinery, it is not known how these functions are coupled and controlled by the α-helical coiled coils encoded by a large component of kinesin protein sequences. Here, we combine computational structure prediction with single-particle negative-stain electron microscopy to reveal the coiled-coil architecture of heterotetrameric kinesin-1 in its compact state. An unusual flexion in the scaffold enables folding of the complex, bringing the kinesin heavy chain-light chain interface into close apposition with a tetrameric assembly formed from the region of the molecule previously assumed to be the folding hinge. This framework for autoinhibition is required to uncover how engagement of cargo and other regulatory factors drives kinesin-1 activation.
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- Johannes F. Weijman
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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- GW4 Facility for High-Resolution Electron Cryo-Microscopy, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
- Bristol BioDesign Institute, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
- Bristol BioDesign Institute, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK
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- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK
- Bristol BioDesign Institute, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK
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Chiba K, Ori-McKenney KM, Niwa S, McKenney RJ. Synergistic autoinhibition and activation mechanisms control kinesin-1 motor activity. Cell Rep 2022; 39:110900. [PMID: 35649356 PMCID: PMC9365671 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Kinesin-1 activity is regulated by autoinhibition. Intramolecular interactions within the kinesin heavy chain (KHC) are proposed to be one facet of motor regulation. The KHC also binds to the kinesin light chain (KLC), which has been implicated in both autoinhibition and activation of the motor. We show that the KLC inhibits the kinesin-microtubule interaction independently from the proposed intramolecular interaction within KHC. Cargo-adaptor proteins that bind the KLC stimulated processive movement, but the landing rate of activated kinesin complexes remained low. Mitogen-activated protein 7 (MAP7) enhanced motility by increasing the landing rate and run length of the activated kinesin motors. Our results support a model whereby the motor activity of the kinesin is regulated by synergistic inhibition mechanisms and that cargo-adaptor binding to the KLC releases both mechanisms. However, a non-motor MAP is required for robust microtubule association of the activated motor. Thus, human kinesin is regulated by synergistic autoinhibition and activation mechanisms.
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- Kyoko Chiba
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, 145 Briggs Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA; Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS), Tohoku University, Miyagi, 6-3 Aramaki Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0845, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, 145 Briggs Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences (FRIS), Tohoku University, Miyagi, 6-3 Aramaki Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0845, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, 145 Briggs Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Hayashi K, Keya JJ. Japan–US symposium on motor proteins and associated single-molecule biophysics. Biophys Physicobiol 2022; 19:e190030. [PMID: 36349328 PMCID: PMC9592572 DOI: 10.2142/biophysico.bppb-v19.0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
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