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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2021

Sequential dynein effectors regulate axonal autophagosome motility in a maturation-dependent pathway.

Sydney E Cason, Peter J Carman, Claire Van Duyne, Juliet Goldsmith, Roberto Dominguez, Erika L F Holzbaur

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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71citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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71 citing papers in PubMed, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sydney E CasonDepartment of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID 0000-0001-5693-7108
Peter J CarmanDepartment of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID 0000-0002-6120-5507
Claire Van DuyneDepartment of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Juliet GoldsmithDepartment of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID 0000-0002-6935-1744
Roberto DominguezDepartment of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID 0000-0003-3186-5229
Erika L F HolzbaurDepartment of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.ORCID 0000-0001-5389-4114
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Integrative mechanisms of organelle dynamics from the atomic-to-cellular levelRM1GM136511 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI DOMINGUEZ, ROBERTO, HOLZBAUR, ERIKA L · 2020 to 2024
$7.4M
Molecular Mechanisms of Axonal Transport and Organelle DynamicsR35GM126950 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Erika L Holzbaur · 2018 to 2026
$5.6M
Training in Muscle Biology and Muscle DiseaseT32AR053461 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI OSTAP, E. MICHAEL · 2006 to 2025
$4.9M
NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR053461NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM126950NIGMS NIH HHS RM1 GM136511
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a degradative pathway required to maintain homeostasis. Neuronal autophagosomes form constitutively at the axon terminal and mature via lysosomal fusion during dynein-mediated transport to the soma. How the dynein-autophagosome interaction is regulated is unknown. Here, we identify multiple dynein effectors on autophagosomes as they transit along the axons of primary neurons. In the distal axon, JIP1 initiates autophagosomal transport. Autophagosomes in the mid-axon require HAP1 and Huntingtin. We find that HAP1 is a dynein activator, binding the dynein-dynactin complex via canonical and noncanonical interactions. JIP3 is on most axonal autophagosomes, but specifically regulates the transport of mature autolysosomes. Inhibiting autophagosomal transport disrupts maturation, and inhibiting autophagosomal maturation perturbs the association and function of dynein effectors; thus, maturation and transport are tightly linked. These results reveal a novel maturation-based dynein effector handoff on neuronal autophagosomes that is key to motility, cargo degradation, and the maintenance of axonal health.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutophagosomesAutophagyAxonal TransportAxonsDynactin ComplexDyneinsHomeostasisHumansHuntingtin ProteinLysosomesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhagosomesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingDynactin ComplexDyneinsHAP1 protein, humanHTT protein, humanHuntingtin ProteinMAPK8IP1 protein, humanMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNerve Tissue Proteins

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PMID34014261
PMCPMC8142281
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