Chlamydomonas PKD2 organizes mastigonemes, hair-like glycoprotein polymers on cilia.

Autor: Liu P; Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA., Lou X; Departments of Cell Biology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX., Wingfield JL; Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA., Lin J; Departments of Cell Biology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX., Nicastro D; Departments of Cell Biology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX., Lechtreck K; Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of cell biology [J Cell Biol] 2020 Jun 01; Vol. 219 (6).
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202001122
Abstrakt: Mutations in the channel protein PKD2 cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, but the function of PKD2 in cilia remains unclear. Here, we show that PKD2 targets and anchors mastigonemes, filamentous polymers of the glycoprotein MST1, to the extracellular surface of Chlamydomonas cilia. PKD2-mastigoneme complexes physically connect to the axonemal doublets 4 and 8, positioning them perpendicular to the plane of ciliary beating. pkd2 mutant cilia lack mastigonemes, and mutant cells swim with reduced velocity, indicating a motility-related function of the PKD2-mastigoneme complex. Association with both the axoneme and extracellular structures supports a mechanosensory role of Chlamydomonas PKD2. We propose that PKD2-mastigoneme arrays, on opposing sides of the cilium, could perceive forces during ciliary beating and transfer these signals to locally regulate the response of the axoneme.
(© 2020 Liu et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE