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ArticleCommunications biology2024

KIF1C facilitates retrograde transport of lysosomes through Hook3 and dynein.

Takeshi Saji, Mitsuharu Endo, Yasushi Okada, Yasuhiro Minami, Michiru Nishita

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Takeshi SajiDepartment of Biochemistry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.
Mitsuharu EndoDivision of Cell Physiology, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
Yasushi OkadaDepartment of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2601-3689
Yasuhiro MinamiDivision of Cell Physiology, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
Michiru NishitaDepartment of Biochemistry, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan. nishita@fmu.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-5352-173X

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) 18gm5010001s0901MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 19H05794MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 19H05795MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23K06678MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23K14599MEXT | JST | Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) JPMJCR20E2
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Abstract

Lysosomes, crucial cellular organelles, undergo bidirectional transport along microtubules, mediated by motor proteins such as cytoplasmic dynein-1 (dynein) and various kinesins. While the kinesin-3 family member KIF1C is established in mediating anterograde vesicle transport, its role in lysosomal transport remains unclear. Our study reveals that KIF1C unexpectedly supports the retrograde transport of lysosomes, driven by dynein, and contributes to their perinuclear localization. Notably, while KIF1C facilitates this perinuclear positioning, its motor activity is not required and, instead, exerts an inhibitory effect on this process. Mechanistically, KIF1C facilitates this process by interacting with the dynein-activating adaptor Hook3, which associates with the lysosome-anchored protein RUFY3. This regulatory mechanism is critical for the efficient degradation of cargo in autophagic and endocytic pathways. Our findings identify an unconventional, non-motor role for KIF1C in activating dynein-driven lysosomal transport, expanding our understanding of its functional diversity in cellular trafficking.

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DyneinsKinesinsLysosomesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsBiological TransportHeLa CellsHumansProtein TransportDyneinshook3 protein, humanKIF1C protein, humanKinesinsMicrotubule-Associated Proteins

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PMID39394274
PMCPMC11470034

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