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DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages 1171-1178Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2011.10.007
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (Portugal)
- MRC [MC_U105178783] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [MC_U105178783] Funding Source: researchfish
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Lysosomes move bidirectionally on microtubules, and this motility can be stimulated by overexpression of the small GTPase Arl8. By using affinity chromatography, we find that Arl8-GTP binds to the soluble protein SKIP (SifA and kinesin-interacting protein, aka PLEKHM2). SKIP was originally identified as a target of the Salmonella effector protein SifA and found to bind the light chain of kinesin-1 to activate the motor on the bacteria's replicative vacuole. We show that in uninfected cells both Arl8 and SKIP are required for lysosomes to distribute away from the microtubule-organizing center. We identify two kinesin light chain binding motifs in SKIP that are required for lysosomes to accumulate kinesin-1 and redistribute to the cell periphery. Thus, Arl8 binding to SKIP provides a link from lysosomal membranes to plus-end-directed motility. A splice variant of SKIP that lacks a light chain binding motif does not stimulate movement, suggesting fine-tuning by alternative splicing.
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