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ArticlePloS one2008

Dynein-dynactin complex is essential for dendritic restriction of TM1-containing Drosophila Dscam.

Jacob Shun-Jen Yang, Jia-Min Bai, Tzumin Lee

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Article in PloS one, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Jacob Shun-Jen YangDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Jia-Min Bai
Tzumin Lee
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany membrane proteins, including Drosophila Dscam, are enriched in dendrites or axons within neurons. However, little is known about how the differential distribution is established and maintained. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsHere we investigated the mechanisms underlying the dendritic targeting of Dscam[TM1]. Through forward genetic mosaic screens and by silencing specific genes via targeted RNAi, we found that several genes, encoding various components of the dynein-dynactin complex, are required for restricting Dscam[TM1] to the mushroom body dendrites. In contrast, compromising dynein/dynactin function did not affect dendritic targeting of two other dendritic markers, Nod and Rdl. Tracing newly synthesized Dscam[TM1] further revealed that compromising dynein/dynactin function did not affect the initial dendritic targeting of Dscam[TM1], but disrupted the maintenance of its restriction to dendrites. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The results of this study suggest multiple mechanisms of dendritic protein targeting. Notably, dynein-dynactin plays a role in excluding dendritic Dscam, but not Rdl, from axons by retrograde transport.

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AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell Adhesion MoleculesDendritesDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsDynactin ComplexDyneinsMembrane ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsModels, BiologicalMosaicismMultiprotein ComplexesOrgan SpecificityProtein BindingProtein IsoformsCell Adhesion MoleculesDrosophila ProteinsDscam1 protein, DrosophilaDynactin ComplexDyneinsMembrane ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesProtein Isoforms

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PMID18946501
PMCPMC2566808
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