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CURRENT BIOLOGY
卷 22, 期 7, 页码 632-637出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.023
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资金
- NIH [GM48661, GM71522, GM087253]
- NSF [0615568]
- NSF Nanotechnology Science and Engineering Center [DMR04-25780]
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Div Of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience [0615568] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Microtubules undergo alternating periods of growth and shortening, known as dynamic instability. These dynamics allow microtubule plus ends to explore cellular space. The search and capture model posits that selective anchoring of microtubule plus ends at the cell cortex may contribute to cell polarization, spindle orientation, or targeted trafficking to specific cellular domains [1-3]. Whereas cytoplasmic dynein is primarily known as a minus-end-directed microtubule motor for organelle transport, cortically localized dynein has been shown to capture and tether microtubules at the cell periphery in both dividing and interphase cells [3-7]. To explore the mechanism involved, we developed a minimal in vitro system, with dynein-bound beads positioned near microtubule plus ends using an optical trap. Dynein induced a significant reduction in the lateral diffusion of microtubule ends, distinct from the effects of other microtubule-associated proteins such as kinesin-1 and EB1. In assays with dynamic microtubules, dynein delayed barrier-induced catastrophe of microtubules. This effect was ATP dependent, indicating that dynein motor activity was required. Computational modeling suggests that dynein delays catastrophe by exerting tension on individual protofilaments, leading to microtubule stabilization. Thus, dynein-mediated capture and tethering of microtubules at the cortex can lead to enhanced stability of dynamic plus ends.
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