Microtubule plus ends, motors, and traffic of Golgi membranes |
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Authors: | Vaughan Kevin T |
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Institution: | Department of Biological Sciences, P.O. Box 369, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. Vaughan.4@nd.edu |
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Abstract: | The intimate link between microtubule (MT) organization and the components of the secretory pathway has suggested that MT-based motility is an essential component of vesicular membrane transport and membrane polarization. The molecular details of these processes are still under investigation; however, a novel class of MT plus end-binding proteins shed new light on transport between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi apparatus. The dynactin complex, an initial member of this family, shares localization and live-cell imaging phenotypes with other plus end-binding proteins such as CLIP-170 and EB1. In addition, dynactin has been shown to mediate the binding of ER-Golgi transport vesicles to MTs through a regulated MT-binding motif in p150(Glued). Whereas the plus end-binding activity of CLIP-170 and EB1 has been linked to the regulation of dynamic instability, the plus end binding of dynactin is implicated in a search-capture mechanism for dynein-dependent cargoes. An examination of dynactin's role in ER-Golgi transport suggests that plus end binding could be a reflection of fundamental membrane transport mechanisms. |
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