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Title | Kar3Vik1, a member of the kinesin-14 superfamily, shows a novel kinesin microtubule binding pattern. |
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Journal, issue, pages | J Cell Biol, Vol. 197, Issue 7, Page 957-970, Year 2012 |
Publish date | Jun 25, 2012 |
Authors | Katherine C Rank / Chun Ju Chen / Julia Cope / Ken Porche / Andreas Hoenger / Susan P Gilbert / Ivan Rayment / |
PubMed Abstract | Kinesin-14 motors generate microtubule minus-end-directed force used in mitosis and meiosis. These motors are dimeric and operate with a nonprocessive powerstroke mechanism, but the role of the ...Kinesin-14 motors generate microtubule minus-end-directed force used in mitosis and meiosis. These motors are dimeric and operate with a nonprocessive powerstroke mechanism, but the role of the second head in motility has been unclear. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the Kinesin-14 Kar3 forms a heterodimer with either Vik1 or Cik1. Vik1 contains a motor homology domain that retains microtubule binding properties but lacks a nucleotide binding site. In this case, both heads are implicated in motility. Here, we show through structural determination of a C-terminal heterodimeric Kar3Vik1, electron microscopy, equilibrium binding, and motility that at the start of the cycle, Kar3Vik1 binds to or occludes two αβ-tubulin subunits on adjacent protofilaments. The cycle begins as Vik1 collides with the microtubule followed by Kar3 microtubule association and ADP release, thereby destabilizing the Vik1-microtubule interaction and positioning the motor for the start of the powerstroke. The results indicate that head-head communication is mediated through the adjoining coiled coil. |
External links | J Cell Biol / PubMed:22734002 / PubMed Central |
Methods | X-ray diffraction |
Resolution | 2.3 Å |
Structure data | PDB-4etp: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-ADP: ChemComp-MG: ChemComp-GOL: ChemComp-EBC: ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | MOTOR PROTEIN / Kinesin Motor Protein / Kinesin Motor Homology Domain / karyogamy / mitosis / microtubules / internal Vik1 crosslink with N / N-Ethylenebis(iodoacetamide) / Nucleus |