Selective motor activation in organelle transport along axons

SE Cason, ELF Holzbaur - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2022 - nature.com
The active transport of organelles and other cargos along the axon is required to maintain
neuronal health and function, but we are just beginning to understand the complex …

Anterograde axonal transport in neuronal homeostasis and disease

L Guillaud, SE El-Agamy, M Otsuki… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Neurons are highly polarized cells with an elongated axon that extends far away from the
cell body. To maintain their homeostasis, neurons rely extensively on axonal transport of …

Efficient and robust proteome-wide approaches for cross-linking mass spectrometry

O Klykov, B Steigenberger, S Pektaş, D Fasci… - Nature protocols, 2018 - nature.com
Cross-linking mass spectrometry (XL-MS) has received considerable interest, owing to its
potential to investigate protein–protein interactions (PPIs) in an unbiased fashion in complex …

Disease-associated mutations hyperactivate KIF1A motility and anterograde axonal transport of synaptic vesicle precursors

K Chiba, H Takahashi, M Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
KIF1A is a kinesin family motor involved in the axonal transport of synaptic vesicle
precursors (SVPs) along microtubules (MTs). In humans, more than 10 point mutations in …

Cytoskeletal regulation guides neuronal trafficking to effectively supply the synapse

J Aiken, ELF Holzbaur - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
The development and proper function of the brain requires the formation of highly complex
neuronal circuitry. These circuits are shaped from synaptic connections between neurons …

Specific KIF1A–adaptor interactions control selective cargo recognition

JJA Hummel, CC Hoogenraad - Journal of Cell Biology, 2021 - rupress.org
Intracellular transport in neurons is driven by molecular motors that carry many different
cargos along cytoskeletal tracks in axons and dendrites. Identifying how motors interact with …

Insight into the regulation of axonal transport from the study of KIF1A-associated neurological disorder

K Chiba, T Kita, Y Anazawa… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Neuronal function depends on axonal transport by kinesin superfamily proteins (KIFs).
KIF1A is the molecular motor that transports synaptic vesicle precursors, synaptic vesicles …

Disruptive mutations in TANC2 define a neurodevelopmental syndrome associated with psychiatric disorders

H Guo, E Bettella, PC Marcogliese, R Zhao… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Postsynaptic density (PSD) proteins have been implicated in the pathophysiology of
neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Here, we present detailed clinical and …

De novo mutations in KIF1A-associated neuronal disorder (KAND) dominant-negatively inhibit motor activity and axonal transport of synaptic vesicle precursors

Y Anazawa, T Kita, R Iguchi… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
KIF1A is a kinesin superfamily motor protein that transports synaptic vesicle precursors in
axons. Cargo binding stimulates the dimerization of KIF1A molecules to induce processive …

Going Too Far Is the Same as Falling Short: Kinesin-3 Family Members in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

DR Gabrych, VZ Lau, S Niwa… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Proper intracellular trafficking is essential for neuronal development and function, and when
any aspect of this process is dysregulated, the resulting “transportopathy” causes …