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ArticleThe EMBO journal2024

Neurons dispose of hyperactive kinesin into glial cells for clearance.

Chao Xie, Guanghan Chen, Ming Li, Peng Huang, Zhe Chen, Kexin Lei, Dong Li, Yuhe Wang, Augustine Cleetus, Mohamed Aa Mohamed and 4 more

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Joubert syndrome 26 protein enforces compartmentalized motility of a ciliary kinesin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Chao Xie *Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Guanghan Chen *Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-7286-0759
Ming LiTsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4137-5290
Peng HuangTsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Zhe ChenTsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-8988-6225
Kexin LeiTsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Dong LiNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, 100101, Beijing, China.
Yuhe WangTsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Augustine CleetusPhysik Department E22, Technische Universitat Munchen, James-Franck-Strasse, Garching, 85748, Germany.
Mohamed Aa MohamedPhysik Department E22, Technische Universitat Munchen, James-Franck-Strasse, Garching, 85748, Germany.
Punam SonarPhysik Department E22, Technische Universitat Munchen, James-Franck-Strasse, Garching, 85748, Germany.
Wei FengNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, 100101, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9738-9398
Zeynep ÖktenPhysik Department E22, Technische Universitat Munchen, James-Franck-Strasse, Garching, 85748, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3848-3488
Guangshuo OuTsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. guangshuoou@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-7824

Funding

MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2019YFA0508401MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 31971160MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 31991191MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32071191MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32200612Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS XDB37020302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microtubule-based kinesin motor proteins are crucial for intracellular transport, but their hyperactivation can be detrimental for cellular functions. This study investigated the impact of a constitutively active ciliary kinesin mutant, OSM-3CA, on sensory cilia in C. elegans. Surprisingly, we found that OSM-3CA was absent from cilia but underwent disposal through membrane abscission at the tips of aberrant neurites. Neighboring glial cells engulf and eliminate the released OSM-3CA, a process that depends on the engulfment receptor CED-1. Through genetic suppressor screens, we identified intragenic mutations in the OSM-3CA motor domain and mutations inhibiting the ciliary kinase DYF-5, both of which restored normal cilia in OSM-3CA-expressing animals. We showed that conformational changes in OSM-3CA prevent its entry into cilia, and OSM-3CA disposal requires its hyperactivity. Finally, we provide evidence that neurons also dispose of hyperactive kinesin-1 resulting from a clinic variant associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, suggesting a widespread mechanism for regulating hyperactive kinesins.

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Caenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCiliaKinesinsNeurogliaAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsMutationNeuronsCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsKinesinsOSM-3 protein, C elegansAutoinhibitionConformationGliaHyperactiveKinesin

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PMID38806659
PMCPMC11217292

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