WDR47 protects neuronal microtubule minus ends from katanin-mediated severing

Autor: Buijs, Robin R., Hummel, Jessica J.A., Burute, Mithila, Pan, Xingxiu, Cao, Yujie, Stucchi, Riccardo, Altelaar, Maarten, Akhmanova, Anna, Kapitein, Lukas C., Hoogenraad, Casper C., Sub Cell Biology, Afd Biomol.Mass Spect. and Proteomics, Celbiologie, Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
Přispěvatelé: Sub Cell Biology, Afd Biomol.Mass Spect. and Proteomics, Celbiologie, Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 36, Iss 2, Pp 109371-(2021)
Cell Reports, 36(2), 1. Elsevier Saunders
ISSN: 2211-1247
Popis: Summary: Axons and dendrites are long extensions of neurons that contain arrays of noncentrosomal microtubules. Calmodulin-regulated spectrin-associated proteins (CAMSAPs) bind to and stabilize free microtubule minus ends and are critical for proper neuronal development and function. Previous studies have shown that the microtubule-severing ATPase katanin interacts with CAMSAPs and limits the length of CAMSAP-decorated microtubule stretches. However, how CAMSAP and microtubule minus end dynamics are regulated in neurons is poorly understood. Here, we show that the neuron-enriched protein WDR47 interacts with CAMSAPs and is critical for axon and dendrite development. We find that WDR47 accumulates at CAMSAP2-decorated microtubules, is essential for maintaining CAMSAP2 stretches, and protects minus ends from katanin-mediated severing. We propose a model where WDR47 protects CAMSAP2 at microtubule minus ends from katanin activity to ensure proper stabilization of the neuronal microtubule network.
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