Nudel functions in membrane traffic mainly through association with Lis1 and cytoplasmic dynein.

Nudel and Lis1 appear to regulate cytoplasmic dynein in neuronal migration and mitosis through direct interactions. However, whether or not they regulate other functions of dynein remains elusive. Herein, overexpression of a Nudel mutant defective in association with either Lis1 or dynein heavy chain is shown to cause dispersions of ...
membranous organelles whose trafficking depends on dynein. In contrast, the wild-type Nudel and the double mutant that binds to neither protein are much less effective. Time-lapse microscopy for lysosomes reveals significant reduction in both frequencies and velocities of their minus end-directed motions in cells expressing the dynein-binding defective mutant, whereas neither the durations of movement nor the plus end-directed motility is considerably altered. Moreover, silencing Nudel expression by RNA interference results in Golgi apparatus fragmentation and cell death. Together, it is concluded that Nudel is critical for dynein motor activity in membrane transport and possibly other cellular activities through interactions with both Lis1 and dynein heavy chain.
Mesh Terms:
1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase, Animals, Binding Sites, Biological Transport, Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, Cell Membrane, Dyneins, Endosomes, Golgi Apparatus, Humans, Lysosomes, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Molecular Motor Proteins, Protein Binding, Protein Isoforms, Protein Structure, Tertiary, RNA Interference, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Transport Vesicles
J. Cell Biol.
Date: Feb. 16, 2004
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