BICD2, dynactin, and LIS1 cooperate in regulating dynein recruitment to cellular structures.

Cytoplasmic dynein is the major microtubule minus-end-directed cellular motor. Most dynein activities require dynactin, but the mechanisms regulating cargo-dependent dynein-dynactin interaction are poorly understood. In this study, we focus on dynein-dynactin recruitment to cargo by the conserved motor adaptor Bicaudal D2 (BICD2). We show that dynein and dynactin depend on ...
each other for BICD2-mediated targeting to cargo and that BICD2 N-terminus (BICD2-N) strongly promotes stable interaction between dynein and dynactin both in vitro and in vivo. Direct visualization of dynein in live cells indicates that by itself the triple BICD2-N-dynein-dynactin complex is unable to interact with either cargo or microtubules. However, tethering of BICD2-N to different membranes promotes their microtubule minus-end-directed motility. We further show that LIS1 is required for dynein-mediated transport induced by membrane tethering of BICD2-N and that LIS1 contributes to dynein accumulation at microtubule plus ends and BICD2-positive cellular structures. Our results demonstrate that dynein recruitment to cargo requires concerted action of multiple dynein cofactors.
Mesh Terms:
1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase, Carrier Proteins, Dyneins, HeLa Cells, Humans, Membrane Proteins, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Microtubules, Multiprotein Complexes, Nuclear Envelope, Protein Binding, Protein Stability, Protein Transport, Transport Vesicles, rab GTP-Binding Proteins
Mol. Biol. Cell
Date: Nov. 01, 2012
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