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Yao M, Qu H, Han Y, Cheng CY, Xiao X. Kinesins in Mammalian Spermatogenesis and Germ Cell Transport. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:837542. [PMID: 35547823 PMCID: PMC9083010 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.837542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In mammalian testes, the apical cytoplasm of each Sertoli cell holds up to several dozens of germ cells, especially spermatids that are transported up and down the seminiferous epithelium. The blood-testis barrier (BTB) established by neighboring Sertoli cells in the basal compartment restructures on a regular basis to allow preleptotene/leptotene spermatocytes to pass through. The timely transfer of germ cells and other cellular organelles such as residual bodies, phagosomes, and lysosomes across the epithelium to facilitate spermatogenesis is important and requires the microtubule-based cytoskeleton in Sertoli cells. Kinesins, a superfamily of the microtubule-dependent motor proteins, are abundantly and preferentially expressed in the testis, but their functions are poorly understood. This review summarizes recent findings on kinesins in mammalian spermatogenesis, highlighting their potential role in germ cell traversing through the BTB and the remodeling of Sertoli cell-spermatid junctions to advance spermatid transport. The possibility of kinesins acting as a mediator and/or synchronizer for cell cycle progression, germ cell transit, and junctional rearrangement and turnover is also discussed. We mostly cover findings in rodents, but we also make special remarks regarding humans. We anticipate that this information will provide a framework for future research in the field.
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- Mingxia Yao
- Center for Reproductive Health, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College (Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences), Hangzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Health, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College (Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences), Hangzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Health, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College (Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences), Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Urology and Andrology, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Center for Reproductive Health, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College (Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences), Hangzhou, China.,Zhejiang Provincial Laboratory of Experimental Animal's & Nonclinical Laboratory Studies, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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Kobayakawa M, Matsubara T, Mizokami A, Hiura F, Takakura N, Kokabu S, Matsuda M, Yasuda H, Nakamura I, Takei Y, Honda H, Hosokawa R, Jimi E. Kif1c regulates osteoclastic bone resorption as a downstream molecule of p130Cas. Cell Biochem Funct 2019; 38:300-308. [DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Miki Kobayakawa
- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Department of Health ImprovementKyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan
- Division of Oral Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, Department of Oral Functional ReconstructionKyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular BiochemistryFaculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Department of Health ImprovementKyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan
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- Oral Health/Brain Health/Total Health Research Center, Faculty of Dental ScienceKyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular BiochemistryFaculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular BiochemistryFaculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Department of Health ImprovementKyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular BiochemistryFaculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Nagahama Institute for Biochemical ScienceOriental Yeast Co., Ltd. Shiga Japan
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- Faculty of Health and Medical ScienceTeikyo Heisei University 2‐51‐4 Higashi‐Ikebukuro Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of Tsukuba Tsukuba Japan
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- Field of Human Disease Models, Major in Advanced Life Sciences and Medicine, Institute of Laboratory AnimalsTokyo Women's Medical University Tokyo Japan
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- Division of Oral Reconstruction and Rehabilitation, Department of Oral Functional ReconstructionKyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan
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- Division of Molecular Signaling and Biochemistry, Department of Health ImprovementKyushu Dental University Kitakyushu Japan
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular BiochemistryFaculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
- Oral Health/Brain Health/Total Health Research Center, Faculty of Dental ScienceKyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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Gabrych DR, Lau VZ, Niwa S, Silverman MA. Going Too Far Is the Same as Falling Short †: Kinesin-3 Family Members in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. Front Cell Neurosci 2019; 13:419. [PMID: 31616253 PMCID: PMC6775250 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Proper intracellular trafficking is essential for neuronal development and function, and when any aspect of this process is dysregulated, the resulting "transportopathy" causes neurological disorders. Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are a family of such diseases attributed to over 80 spastic gait genes (SPG), specifically characterized by lower extremity spasticity and weakness. Multiple genes in the trafficking pathway such as those relating to microtubule structure and function and organelle biogenesis are representative disease loci. Microtubule motor proteins, or kinesins, are also causal in HSP, specifically mutations in Kinesin-I/KIF5A (SPG10) and two kinesin-3 family members; KIF1A (SPG30) and KIF1C (SPG58). KIF1A is a motor enriched in neurons, and involved in the anterograde transport of a variety of vesicles that contribute to pre- and post-synaptic assembly, autophagic processes, and neuron survival. KIF1C is ubiquitously expressed and, in addition to anterograde cargo transport, also functions in retrograde transport between the Golgi and the endoplasmic reticulum. Only a handful of KIF1C cargos have been identified; however, many have crucial roles such as neuronal differentiation, outgrowth, plasticity and survival. HSP-related kinesin-3 mutants are characterized mainly as loss-of-function resulting in deficits in motility, regulation, and cargo binding. Gain-of-function mutants are also seen, and are characterized by increased microtubule-on rates and hypermotility. Both sets of mutations ultimately result in misdelivery of critical cargos within the neuron. This likely leads to deleterious cell biological cascades that likely underlie or contribute to HSP clinical pathology and ultimately, symptomology. Due to the paucity of histopathological or cell biological data assessing perturbations in cargo localization, it has been difficult to positively link these mutations to the outcomes seen in HSPs. Ultimately, the goal of this review is to encourage future academic and clinical efforts to focus on "transportopathies" through a cargo-centric lens.
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- Dominik R Gabrych
- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.,Centre for Cell Biology, Development, and Disease, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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Marchionni E, Méneret A, Keren B, Melki J, Denier C, Durr A, Apartis E, Boespflug-Tanguy O, Mochel F. KIF1C Variants Are Associated with Hypomyelination, Ataxia, Tremor, and Dystonia in Fraternal Twins. TREMOR AND OTHER HYPERKINETIC MOVEMENTS (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 9:641. [PMID: 31413903 PMCID: PMC6692767 DOI: 10.7916/tohm.v0.641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Background KIF1C (Kinesin Family Member 1C) variants have been associated with hereditary spastic paraplegia and spastic ataxia. Case report We report fraternal twins presenting with cerebellar ataxia and dystonic tremor. Their brain MRI showed a hypomyelinating leukoencephalopathy. Whole exome sequencing identified a homozygous KIF1C variant in both patients. Discussion KIF1C variants can manifest as a complex movement disorder with cerebellar ataxia and dystonic tremor. KIF1C variants may also cause a hypomyelinating leukoencephalopathy.
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- Enrica Marchionni
- Department of Genetics, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, FR.,Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome, IT
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- Department of Neurology, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, FR.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC-Paris 6, UMR S 1127 and Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, ICM, Paris, FR
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- Department of Genetics, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, FR
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité Mixte de Recherche-788 and University of Paris 11, Bicêtre Hospital, Paris, FR
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- Department of Neurology, Bicêtre Hospital, AP-HP, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, FR; University of Paris 11, INSERM U788, Bicêtre Hospital, Paris, FR
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- Department of Genetics, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, FR.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC-Paris 6, UMR S 1127 and Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, ICM, Paris, FR
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- Department of Neuropediatry and Reference centre for leukodystrophies and rare leukoencephalopathies, Robert-Debré Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, FR
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- Department of Genetics, AP-HP, La Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, FR.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC-Paris 6, UMR S 1127 and Inserm U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, ICM, Paris, FR.,Sorbonne Universités, Groupe de Recherche Clinique Neurométabolisme, Paris, FR
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Duchesne A, Vaiman A, Frah M, Floriot S, Legoueix-Rodriguez S, Desmazières A, Fritz S, Beauvallet C, Albaric O, Venot E, Bertaud M, Saintilan R, Guatteo R, Esquerré D, Branchu J, Fleming A, Brice A, Darios F, Vilotte JL, Stevanin G, Boichard D, El Hachimi KH. Progressive ataxia of Charolais cattle highlights a role of KIF1C in sustainable myelination. PLoS Genet 2018; 14:e1007550. [PMID: 30067756 PMCID: PMC6089448 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous human neurodegenerative diseases. Amongst the identified genetic causes, mutations in genes encoding motor proteins such as kinesins have been involved in various HSP clinical isoforms. Mutations in KIF1C are responsible for autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia type 58 (SPG58) and spastic ataxia 2 (SPAX2). Bovines also develop neurodegenerative diseases, some of them having a genetic aetiology. Bovine progressive ataxia was first described in the Charolais breed in the early 1970s in England and further cases in this breed were subsequently reported worldwide. We can now report that progressive ataxia of Charolais cattle results from a homozygous single nucleotide polymorphism in the coding region of the KIF1C gene. In this study, we show that the mutation at the heterozygous state is associated with a better score for muscular development, explaining its balancing selection for several decades, and the resulting high frequency (13%) of the allele in the French Charolais breed. We demonstrate that the KIF1C bovine mutation leads to a functional knock-out, therefore mimicking mutations in humans affected by SPG58/SPAX2. The functional consequences of KIF1C loss of function in cattle were also histologically reevaluated. We showed by an immunochemistry approach that demyelinating plaques were due to altered oligodendrocyte membrane protrusion, and we highlight an abnormal accumulation of actin in the core of demyelinating plaques, which is normally concentrated at the leading edge of oligodendrocytes during axon wrapping. We also observed that the lesions were associated with abnormal extension of paranodal sections. Moreover, this model highlights the role of KIF1C protein in preserving the structural integrity and function of myelin, since the clinical signs and lesions arise in young-adult Charolais cattle. Finally, this model provides useful information for SPG58/SPAX2 disease and other demyelinating lesions. Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are human neurodegenerative diseases mainly associated with lower extremity weakness and spasticity. Motor-sensory axons degeneration, implying heterogeneous cellular and molecular mechanisms and various genetic causes, is the neuropathological hallmark of this disease. Recently, mutations in KIF1C were associated with human spastic paraplegia type 58 (SPG58) and spastic ataxia 2 (SPAX2), where the radiological brain examination showed demyelination features. We report herein that progressive ataxia of Charolais cattle, a neurodegenerative disease with autosomal recessive inheritance, is caused by a substitution in the KIF1C gene, which leads to a functional knock-out. Interestingly this mutation is associated, in a heterozygous state, with a better muscular development, and thus a zootechnic advantage. Identification of the mutation will therefore be helpful to eradicate this disease. Further study of the lesions in ataxic bovine central nervous system highlighted a peculiar link to oligodendrocytes which were hypertrophied and harbored many membrane protrusions. The demyelinating plaques were enriched by these membranes and actin accumulation indicating close relationship between KIF1C, actin transport and axonal wrapping by oligodendrocyte tongues. Since kif1c knock-out mouse do not display any neurological symptoms, progressive ataxia of Charolais cattle thus provides a useful model for studying SPG58/SPAX2 and other demyelinating diseases.
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- Amandine Duchesne
- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- * E-mail: (AD); (KHEH)
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Sorbonne Université UMR S 1127, Paris, France
- Inserm, U1127, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- TWB, Université de Toulouse, INRA, INSA, CNRS, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
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- Sorbonne Université UMR S 1127, Paris, France
- Inserm, U1127, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Allice, Paris, France
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- LHA, Oniris, Université Nantes Angers Le Mans, Nantes, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Allice, Paris, France
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- GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRA, INPT, ENVT, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Sorbonne Université UMR S 1127, Paris, France
- Inserm, U1127, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Sorbonne Université UMR S 1127, Paris, France
- Inserm, U1127, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
- Centre de référence de Neurogénétique, Fédération de génétique, APHP, GHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université UMR S 1127, Paris, France
- Inserm, U1127, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Sorbonne Université UMR S 1127, Paris, France
- Inserm, U1127, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
- Centre de référence de Neurogénétique, Fédération de génétique, APHP, GHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
- EPHE, PSL Research University, Laboratoire de Neurogénétique, Paris, France
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- GABI, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Sorbonne Université UMR S 1127, Paris, France
- Inserm, U1127, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 7225, Paris, France
- Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière, ICM, Paris, France
- EPHE, PSL Research University, Laboratoire de Neurogénétique, Paris, France
- * E-mail: (AD); (KHEH)
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Lee PL, Ohlson MB, Pfeffer SR. Rab6 regulation of the kinesin family KIF1C motor domain contributes to Golgi tethering. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 25821985 PMCID: PMC4405695 DOI: 10.7554/elife.06029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Most kinesins transport cargoes bound to their C-termini and use N-terminal motor domains to move along microtubules. We report here a novel function for KIF1C: it transports Rab6A-vesicles and can influence Golgi complex organization. These activities correlate with KIF1C's capacity to bind the Golgi protein Rab6A directly, both via its motor domain and C-terminus. Rab6A binding to the motor domain inhibits microtubule interaction in vitro and in cells, decreasing the amount of motile KIF1C. KIF1C depletion slows protein delivery to the cell surface, interferes with vesicle motility, and triggers Golgi fragmentation. KIF1C can protect Golgi membranes from fragmentation in cells lacking an intact microtubule network. Rescue of fragmentation requires sequences that enable KIF1C to bind Rab6A at both ends, but not KIF1C motor function. Rab6A binding to KIF1C's motor domain represents an entirely new mode of regulation for a kinesin motor, and likely has important consequences for KIF1C's cellular functions. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06029.001 Within our cells there are many compartments that play important roles. Small bubble-like packages called vesicles carry proteins and other molecules between these compartments. These vesicles can be driven around cells by a family of motor proteins called kinesins, which move along a network of filaments called microtubules. Kinesin proteins have two sections known as the N-terminus and the C-terminus. In most cases, the N-terminus contains the motor that binds to and walks along microtubules, while the C-terminus binds to vesicles or other cell compartments. Attached to the compartments are members of another family of proteins called the Rab GTPases. These proteins help the kinesins bind to a compartment, but it was not clear if, or how, these proteins control the activity of the kinesins. Here, Lee et al. studied a kinesin called KIF1C. The experiments show that this kinesin can move vesicles that contain a Rab-GTPase called Rab6A along microtubules. Unexpectedly, Rab6A controls the activity of KIF1C by directly interacting with the motor as well as the C-terminus. Loss of the kinesin from the cell slows down the delivery of cargo carried in vesicles to the surface of the cell. The experiments also show that KIF1C is involved in organizing another compartment within cells called the Golgi. This role relies on Rab6A binding to both the N-terminus and C-terminus of the kinesin, but does not require the kinesin to act as a motor. Lee et al.'s findings reveal a new way in which the activity of kinesins can be controlled. Future challenges will be to find out if other kinesins are also controlled in this way and discover when and where the Rab GTPases bind motor domains in cells. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06029.002
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- Peter L Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, United States
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Dor T, Cinnamon Y, Raymond L, Shaag A, Bouslam N, Bouhouche A, Gaussen M, Meyer V, Durr A, Brice A, Benomar A, Stevanin G, Schuelke M, Edvardson S. KIF1C mutations in two families with hereditary spastic paraparesis and cerebellar dysfunction. J Med Genet 2013; 51:137-42. [PMID: 24319291 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2013-102012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) (syn. Hereditary spastic paraplegia, SPG) are a group of genetic disorders characterised by spasticity of the lower limbs due to pyramidal tract dysfunction. Nearly 60 disease loci have been identified, which include mutations in two genes (KIF5A and KIF1A) that encode motor proteins of the kinesin superfamily. Here we report a novel genetic defect in KIF1C of patients with spastic paraparesis and cerebellar dysfunction in two consanguineous families of Palestinian and Moroccan ancestry. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed autozygosity mapping in a Palestinian and classic linkage analysis in a Moroccan family and found a locus on chromosome 17 that had previously been associated with spastic ataxia type 2 (SPAX2, OMIM %611302). Whole-exome sequencing revealed two homozygous mutations in KIF1C that were absent among controls: a nonsense mutation (c.2191C>T, p.Arg731*) that segregated with the disease phenotype in the Palestinian kindred resulted in the entire absence of KIF1C protein from the patient's fibroblasts, and a missense variant (c.505C>T, p.Arg169Trp) affecting a conserved amino acid of the motor domain that was found in the Moroccan kindred. CONCLUSIONS Kinesin genes encode a family of cargo/motor proteins and are known to cause HSP if mutated. Here we identified nonsense and missense mutations in a further member of this protein family. The KIF1C mutation is associated with a HSP subtype (SPAX2/SAX2) that combines spastic paraplegia and weakness with cerebellar dysfunction.
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- Talya Dor
- Department of Pediatrics, Neuropediatric Unit, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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del Rio R, McAllister RD, Meeker ND, Wall EH, Bond JP, Kyttaris VC, Tsokos GC, Tung KSK, Teuscher C. Identification of Orch3, a locus controlling dominant resistance to autoimmune orchitis, as kinesin family member 1C. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1003140. [PMID: 23300462 PMCID: PMC3531464 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Experimental autoimmune orchitis (EAO), the principal model of non-infectious testicular inflammatory disease, can be induced in susceptible mouse strains by immunization with autologous testicular homogenate and appropriate adjuvants. As previously established, the genome of DBA/2J mice encodes genes that are capable of conferring dominant resistance to EAO, while the genome of BALB/cByJ mice does not and they are therefore susceptible to EAO. In a genome scan, we previously identified Orch3 as the major quantitative trait locus controlling dominant resistance to EAO and mapped it to chromosome 11. Here, by utilizing a forward genetic approach, we identified kinesin family member 1C (Kif1c) as a positional candidate for Orch3 and, using a transgenic approach, demonstrated that Kif1c is Orch3. Mechanistically, we showed that the resistant Kif1cD2 allele leads to a reduced antigen-specific T cell proliferative response as a consequence of decreased MHC class II expression by antigen presenting cells, and that the L578→P578 and S1027→P1027 polymorphisms distinguishing the BALB/cByJ and DBA/2J alleles, respectively, can play a role in transcriptional regulation. These findings may provide mechanistic insight into how polymorphism in other kinesins such as KIF21B and KIF5A influence susceptibility and resistance to human autoimmune diseases. Although the etiology of autoimmunity is not well known, a variety of studies have demonstrated that genetic predisposition is a major contributor to disease susceptibility and resistance. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is the primary genetic determinant of autoimmune disease susceptibility with multiple additional interacting loci required. However, the identification and characterization of non–MHC genes has been problematic, since most autoimmune diseases are polygenic with the individual genes exhibiting only partial or minimal penetrance. We previously identified Orch3 (mouse chromosome 11) as the most important immune-suppressive locus controlling dominant resistance to autoimmune orchitis, the principal animal model of non-infectious testicular inflammatory/autoimmune disease. Here, using congenic mapping, we identified kinesin family member 1C (Kif1c) as a positional candidate for Orch3. Furthermore, over-expression of the Kif1c resistant allele in susceptible mice rendered animals autoimmune orchitis resistant, demonstrating that Kif1c is Orch3. We propose that Kif1c plays an immunoregulatory role by controlling the levels of MHC class II in antigen presenting cells and consequently impacting autoreactive orchitogenic T cell responses. These finding are particularly relevant since polymorphism in other kinesins such as KIF21B and KIF5A have been associated with susceptibility and resistance to human autoimmune disease.
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- Roxana del Rio
- Department of Medicine/Immunobiology Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States of America
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- Mountain States Tumor Institute, Boise, Idaho, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine/Immunobiology Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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- Vermont Genetics Network Bioinformatics Core, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Beirne B. Carter Center of Immunology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine/Immunobiology Program, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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Nakajima K, Yin X, Takei Y, Seog DH, Homma N, Hirokawa N. Molecular Motor KIF5A Is Essential for GABAA Receptor Transport, and KIF5A Deletion Causes Epilepsy. Neuron 2012; 76:945-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Niwa S, Nakajima K, Miki H, Minato Y, Wang D, Hirokawa N. KIF19A is a microtubule-depolymerizing kinesin for ciliary length control. Dev Cell 2012; 23:1167-75. [PMID: 23168168 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 10/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cilia control homeostasis of the mammalian body by generating fluid flow. It has long been assumed that ciliary length-control mechanisms are essential for proper flow generation, because fluid flow generation is a function of ciliary length. However, the molecular mechanisms of ciliary length control in mammals remain elusive. Here, we suggest that KIF19A, a member of the kinesin superfamily, regulates ciliary length by depolymerizing microtubules at the tips of cilia. Kif19a(-/-) mice displayed hydrocephalus and female infertility phenotypes due to abnormally elongated cilia that cannot generate proper fluid flow. KIF19A localized to cilia tips, and recombinant KIF19A controlled the length of microtubules polymerized from axonemes in vitro. KIF19A had ATP-dependent microtubule-depolymerizing activity mainly at the plus end of microtubules. Our results indicated a molecular mechanism of ciliary length regulation in mammals, which plays an important role in the maintenance of the mammalian body.
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- Shinsuke Niwa
- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Modular organization of the mammalian Golgi apparatus. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2012; 24:467-74. [PMID: 22726585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2012.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Golgi apparatus is essential for post-translational modifications and sorting of proteins in the secretory pathway. In addition, it further performs a broad range of specialized functions. This functional diversity is achieved by combining basic morphological modules of cisternae into higher ordered structures. Linking cisternae into stacks that are further connected through tubules into a continuous Golgi ribbon greatly increases its efficiency and expands its repertoire of functions. During cell division, the different modules of the Golgi are inherited by different mechanisms to maintain its functional and morphological composition.
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de Forges H, Bouissou A, Perez F. Interplay between microtubule dynamics and intracellular organization. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2011; 44:266-74. [PMID: 22108200 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2011.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Microtubules are hollow tubes essential for many cellular functions such as cell polarization and migration, intracellular trafficking and cell division. They are polarized polymers composed of α and β tubulin that are, in most cells, nucleated at the centrosome at the center of the cell. Microtubule plus-ends are oriented towards the periphery of the cell and explore the cytoplasm in a very dynamic manner. Microtubule alternate between phases of growth and shrinkage in a manner described as dynamic instability. Their dynamics is highly regulated by multiple factors: tubulin post-translational modifications such as detyrosination or acetylation, and microtubule-associated proteins, among them the plus-tip tracking proteins. This regulation is necessary for microtubule functions in the cell. In this review, we will focus on the role of microtubules in intracellular organization. After an overview of the mechanisms responsible for the regulation of microtubule dynamics, the major roles of microtubules dynamics in organelle positioning and organization in interphase cells will be discussed. Conversely, the role of certain organelles, like the nucleus and the Golgi apparatus as microtubule organizing centers will be reviewed. We will then consider the role of microtubules in the establishment and maintenance of cell polarity using few examples of cell polarization: epithelial cells, neurons and migrating cells. In these cells, the microtubule network is reorganized and undergoes specific and local regulation events; microtubules also participate in the intracellular reorganization of different organelles to ensure proper cell differentiation.
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Silverman MA, Kaech S, Ramser EM, Lu X, Lasarev MR, Nagalla S, Banker G. Expression of kinesin superfamily genes in cultured hippocampal neurons. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2010; 67:784-95. [PMID: 20862690 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Accepted: 09/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The nature of the different kinesin family members that function in a single, specific neuron type has not been systematically investigated. Here, we used quantitative real-time PCR to analyze the developmental expression patterns of kinesin family genes in cultured mouse hippocampal neurons, a highly homogeneous population of nerve cells. For purposes of comparison, we also determined the set of kinesins expressed in embryonic and adult hippocampal tissue. Twenty kinesins are expressed at moderate-to-high levels in mature hippocampal cultures. These include 9 plus-end directed kinesins from the Kinesin-1, -2, and -3 families that are known to mediate organelle transport and 6 other members of the Kinesin-3 and -4 families that are candidate organelle motors. Hippocampal cultures express high levels of a Kinesin-13, which regulates microtubule depolymerization, and moderate-to-high levels of Kinesin-9 and -14 family members, whose functions are not understood. Twelve additional kinesins, including 10 known mitotic kinesins, are expressed at moderate levels in embryonic hippocampus but at very low levels in mature cultures and the adult hippocampus. Collectively, our findings suggest that kinesins subserve diverse functions within a single type of neuron.
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- M A Silverman
- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Hirokawa N, Niwa S, Tanaka Y. Molecular Motors in Neurons: Transport Mechanisms and Roles in Brain Function, Development, and Disease. Neuron 2010; 68:610-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 668] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nakajima K, Tanaka Y. Exclusion of Kif1c as a candidate gene for anthrax toxin susceptibility. Microb Pathog 2010; 48:188-90. [PMID: 20188815 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Different strains of mice possess varying degrees of susceptibility to anthrax lethal toxin (LT). Previous studies have suggested a responsible locus Ltxs1 that contains 10 or more known genes, but functional relevance has been reported for two genes, Kif1c and Nalp1b. In this study, we attempted to determine the involvement of Kif1c in anthrax susceptibility using Kif1c knockout mice. We established Kif1c knockout mice with LT-sensitive 129/Sv-derived embryonic stem cells followed by 13 backcrosses with LT-resistant C57BL/6J mice (B6) to be congenic. These knockout mice and their primary macrophages showed significantly higher sensitivity to LT than wild-type B6. However, when we replaced the remaining 129/Sv genome adjacent to the targeted Kif1c locus with the B6 genome, this sensitivity was lost. This suggested that the sensitivity to LT in the originally established Kif1c knockout mice was not due to the loss of the Kif1c gene, but was because of the presence of the 129/Sv-derived genes adjacent to the disrupted Kif1c locus. Thus, Kif1c was excluded as a candidate anthrax susceptibility gene.
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- Kazuo Nakajima
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Brownhill K, Wood L, Allan V. Molecular motors and the Golgi complex: staying put and moving through. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2009; 20:784-92. [PMID: 19446479 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2009.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Revised: 03/30/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Golgi apparatus is a highly dynamic organelle through which nascent proteins released from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are trafficked. Proteins are post-translationally modified within the Golgi and subsequently packaged into carriers for transport to a variety of cellular destinations. This transit of proteins, as well as the maintenance of Golgi structure and position, is highly dependent upon the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons and their associated molecular motors. Here we review how motors contribute to the correct functioning of the Golgi in higher eukaryotes and discuss the secretory pathway as a model system for studying cooperation between motor proteins.
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- Kim Brownhill
- University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Sciences, The Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Hirokawa N, Noda Y. Intracellular Transport and Kinesin Superfamily Proteins, KIFs: Structure, Function, and Dynamics. Physiol Rev 2008; 88:1089-118. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00023.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 345] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Various molecular cell biology and molecular genetic approaches have indicated significant roles for kinesin superfamily proteins (KIFs) in intracellular transport and have shown that they are critical for cellular morphogenesis, functioning, and survival. KIFs not only transport various membrane organelles, protein complexes, and mRNAs for the maintenance of basic cellular activity, but also play significant roles for various mechanisms fundamental for life, such as brain wiring, higher brain functions such as memory and learning and activity-dependent neuronal survival during brain development, and for the determination of important developmental processes such as left-right asymmetry formation and suppression of tumorigenesis. Accumulating data have revealed a molecular mechanism of cargo recognition involving scaffolding or adaptor protein complexes. Intramolecular folding and phosphorylation also regulate the binding activity of motor proteins. New techniques using molecular biophysics, cryoelectron microscopy, and X-ray crystallography have detected structural changes in motor proteins, synchronized with ATP hydrolysis cycles, leading to the development of independent models of monomer and dimer motors for processive movement along microtubules.
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Chevalier-Larsen E, Holzbaur ELF. Axonal transport and neurodegenerative disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2006; 1762:1094-108. [PMID: 16730956 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2006.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 317] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2006] [Revised: 03/24/2006] [Accepted: 04/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Neurons have extensive processes and communication between those processes and the cell body is crucial to neuronal function and survival. Thus, neurons are uniquely dependent on microtubule based transport. Growing evidence supports the idea that deficits in axonal transport contribute to pathogenesis in multiple neurodegenerative diseases. We describe the motor, cytoskeletal, and adaptor proteins involved in axonal transport and their interactions. Data linking disruption of axonal transport to diseases such as ALS are discussed. Finally, we explore the pathways that may cause neuronal dysfunction and death.
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Kopp P, Lammers R, Aepfelbacher M, Woehlke G, Rudel T, Machuy N, Steffen W, Linder S. The kinesin KIF1C and microtubule plus ends regulate podosome dynamics in macrophages. Mol Biol Cell 2006; 17:2811-23. [PMID: 16554367 PMCID: PMC1474789 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e05-11-1010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Microtubules are important for the turnover of podosomes, dynamic, actin-rich adhesions implicated in migration and invasion of monocytic cells. The molecular basis for this functional dependency, however, remained unclear. Here, we show that contact by microtubule plus ends critically influences the cellular fate of podosomes in primary human macrophages. In particular, we identify the kinesin KIF1C, a member of the Kinesin-3 family, as a plus-end-enriched motor that targets regions of podosome turnover. Expression of mutation constructs or small interfering RNA-/short hairpin RNA-based depletion of KIF1C resulted in decreased podosome dynamics and ultimately in podosome deficiency. Importantly, protein interaction studies showed that KIF1C binds to nonmuscle myosin IIA via its PTPD-binding domain, thus providing an interface between the actin and tubulin cytoskeletons, which may facilitate the subcellular targeting of podosomes by microtubules. This is the first report to implicate a kinesin in podosome regulation and also the first to describe a function for KIF1C in human cells.
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- Petra Kopp
- *Institut für Prophylaxe und Epidemiologie der Kreislaufkrankheiten, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik IV, Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institut für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Epppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Zellbiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie, 10117 Berlin, Germany; and
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie, 10117 Berlin, Germany; and
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- Institut für Molekular- und Zellphysiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- *Institut für Prophylaxe und Epidemiologie der Kreislaufkrankheiten, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 80336 Munich, Germany
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Recent research on kinesin motors has outlined the diversity of the superfamily and defined specific cargoes moved by kinesin family (KIF) members. Owing to the difficulty of purifying large amounts of native motors, much of this work has relied on recombinant proteins expressed in vitro. This approach does not allow ready determination of the complement of kinesin motors present in a given tissue, the relative amounts of different motors, or comparison of their native activities. To address these questions, we isolated nucleotide-dependent, microtubule-binding proteins from 13-day chick embryo brain. Proteins were enriched by microtubule affinity purification, then subjected to velocity sedimentation to separate the 20S dynein/dynactin pool from a slower sedimenting KIF containing pool. Analysis of the latter pool by anion exchange chromatography revealed three KIF species: kinesin I (KIF5), kinesin II (KIF3), and KIF1C (Unc104/KIF1). The most abundant species, kinesin I, exhibited the expected long range microtubule gliding activity. By contrast, KIF1C did not move microtubules. Kinesin II, the second most abundant KIF, could be fractionated into two pools, one containing predominantly A/B isoforms and the other containing A/C isoforms. The two motor species had similar activities, powering microtubule gliding at slower speeds and over shorter distances than kinesin I.
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- Matthew A Berezuk
- Department of Biology, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Satpute-Krishnan P, DeGiorgis JA, Bearer EL. Fast anterograde transport of herpes simplex virus: role for the amyloid precursor protein of alzheimer's disease. Aging Cell 2003; 2:305-18. [PMID: 14677633 PMCID: PMC3622731 DOI: 10.1046/j.1474-9728.2003.00069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Anterograde transport of herpes simplex virus (HSV) from its site of synthesis in the neuronal cell body out the neuronal process to the mucosal membrane is crucial for transmission of the virus from one person to another, yet the molecular mechanism is not known. By injecting GFP-labeled HSV into the giant axon of the squid, we reconstitute fast anterograde transport of human HSV and use this as an assay to uncover the underlying molecular mechanism. HSV travels by fast axonal transport at velocities four-fold faster (0.9 microm/sec average, 1.2 microm/sec maximal) than that of mitochondria moving in the same axon (0.2 microm/sec) and ten-fold faster than negatively charged beads (0.08 microm/sec). Transport of HSV utilizes cellular transport mechanisms because it appears to be driven from inside cellular membranes as revealed by negative stain electron microscopy and by the association of TGN46, a component of the cellular secretory pathway, with GFP-labeled viral particles. Finally, we show that amyloid precursor protein (APP), a putative receptor for the microtubule motor, kinesin, is a major component of viral particles, at least as abundant as any viral encoded protein, while another putative motor receptor, JIP 1/2, is not detected. Conventional kinesin is also associated with viral particles. This work links fast anterograde transport of the common pathogen, HSV, with the neurodegenerative Alzheimer's disease. This novel connection should prompt new ideas for treatment and prevention strategies.
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- Prasanna Satpute-Krishnan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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- Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
- National Institute of Health, NINDS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
- Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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Miki H, Setou M, Hirokawa N. Kinesin superfamily proteins (KIFs) in the mouse transcriptome. Genome Res 2003; 13:1455-65. [PMID: 12819144 PMCID: PMC403687 DOI: 10.1101/gr.984503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In the post genomic era where virtually all the genes and the proteins are known, an important task is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the expression of important classes of genes, such as those that are required for intracellular transport. We report the comprehensive analysis of the Kinesin Superfamily, which is the first and only large protein family whose constituents have been completely identified and confirmed in silico and at the cDNA, mRNA level. In FANTOM2, we have found 90 clones from 33 Kinesin Superfamily Protein (KIF) gene loci. The clones were analyzed in reference to sequence state, library of origin, detection methods, and alternative splicing. More than half of the representative transcriptional units (TU) were full length. The FANTOM2 library also contains novel splice variants previously unreported. We have compared and evaluated various protein classification tools and protein search methods using this data set. This report provides a foundation for future research of the intracellular transport along microtubules and proves the significance of intracellular transport protein transcripts as part of the transcriptome.
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- Harukata Miki
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Price KS, Friend DS, Mellor EA, De Jesus N, Watts GFM, Boyce JA. CC chemokine receptor 3 mobilizes to the surface of human mast cells and potentiates immunoglobulin E-dependent generation of interleukin 13. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2003; 28:420-7. [PMID: 12654630 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2002-0155oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Eotaxins-1, -2, and -3 mediate the recruitment of blood-borne eosinophils to allergically inflamed tissues by binding CC chemokine receptor (CCR) 3. Mast cells (MCs) are resident tissue cells that also express CCR3. In the present study, we demonstrate that human (h) MCs in nasal polyps and cultured cord blood-derived hMCs express CCR3 not only on their surfaces but also in their secretory granules. Activation of hMCs mediated by the high-affinity Fc receptor for immunoglobulin (Ig)E (Fc epsilon RI) increased the surface presentation of CCR3 within 1 h, with a parallel decrease in intracellular CCR3 as determined by flow cytometry on saponin-permeabilized hMCs. Recombinant eotaxin-1 alone did not induce histamine release or cytokine generation, and did not significantly augment IgE-dependent histamine release by interleukin (IL)-4-primed hMCs. Nevertheless, stimulation of hMCs with eotaxin-1 2 h after Fc epsilon RI cross-linkage (concomitantly with maximal surface CCR3 expression) increased Fc epsilon RI-dependent IL-13 generation by hMCs, compared with their replicates stimulated simultaneously with both agonists. Thus, hMCs may store CCR3 and rapidly mobilize it to their surface with IgE-dependent activation, providing a novel potential mechanism for enhanced hMC effector function, including IL-13 production.
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- Kursteen S Price
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Ascenzi P, Visca P, Ippolito G, Spallarossa A, Bolognesi M, Montecucco C. Anthrax toxin: a tripartite lethal combination. FEBS Lett 2002; 531:384-8. [PMID: 12435580 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)03609-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Anthrax is a severe bacterial infection that occurs when Bacillus anthracis spores gain access into the body and germinate in macrophages, causing septicemia and toxemia. Anthrax toxin is a binary A-B toxin composed of protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF), and edema factor (EF). PA mediates the entry of either LF or EF into the cytosol of host cells. LF is a zinc metalloprotease that inactivates mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inducing cell death, and EF is an adenylyl cyclase impairing host defences. Inhibitors targeting different steps of toxin activity have recently been developed. Anthrax toxin has also been exploited as a therapeutic agent against cancer.
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- Paolo Ascenzi
- Department of Biology and Interdepartmental Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi 446, 00146, Rome, Italy.
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The Golgi apparatus is a dynamic organelle through which nascent secretory and transmembrane proteins are transported, post-translationally modified and finally packaged into carrier vesicles for transport along the cytoskeleton to a variety of destinations. In the past decade, studies have shown that a number of 'molecular motors' are involved in maintaining the proper structure and function of the Golgi apparatus. Here, we review just some of the many functions performed by these mechanochemical enzymes - dyneins, kinesins, myosins and dynamin - in relation to the Golgi apparatus.
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- Victoria J Allan
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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