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ArticleJournal of cell science2024

The role of kinesin-1 in neuronal dense core vesicle transport, locomotion and lifespan regulation in C. elegans.

Anna Gavrilova, Astrid Boström, Nickolay Korabel, Sergei Fedotov, Gino B Poulin, Victoria J Allan

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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6 authors.

Anna GavrilovaSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Rumford St, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Astrid BoströmSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Rumford St, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Nickolay KorabelDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Sergei FedotovDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Gino B PoulinSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Rumford St, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
Victoria J AllanSchool of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, The Michael Smith Building, Rumford St, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4583-0836

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/T008725/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/V008641/1EPSRC EP/V008641/1Intelligent Imaging Innovations Ltd (3i)NIH HHS P40 OD010440University of ManchesterWellcome TrustWellcome Trust 108867/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fast axonal transport is crucial for neuronal function and is driven by kinesins and cytoplasmic dynein. Here, we investigated the role of kinesin-1 in dense core vesicle (DCV) transport in C. elegans, using mutants in the kinesin light chains (klc-1 and klc-2) and the motor subunit (unc-116) expressing an ida-1::gfp transgene that labels DCVs. DCV transport in both directions was greatly impaired in an unc-116 mutant and had reduced velocity in a klc-2 mutant. In contrast, the speed of retrograde DCV transport was increased in a klc-1 mutant whereas anterograde transport was unaffected. We identified striking differences between the klc mutants in their effects on worm locomotion and responses to drugs affecting neuromuscular junction activity. We also determined lifespan, finding that unc-116 mutant was short-lived whereas the klc single mutant lifespan was wild type. The ida-1::gfp transgenic strain was also short-lived, but surprisingly, klc-1 and klc-2 extended the ida-1::gfp lifespan beyond that of wild type. Our findings suggest that kinesin-1 not only influences anterograde and retrograde DCV transport but is also involved in regulating lifespan and locomotion, with the two kinesin light chains playing distinct roles.

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Caenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsKinesinsLocomotionLongevityAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAxonal TransportCell Cycle ProteinsMutationNeuromuscular JunctionNeuronsSecretory VesiclesCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsKinesinsUNC-116 protein, C elegansC. elegansDense core vesicleKinesinLifespanLocomotionNeuron

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PMID39171448
PMCPMC11423817

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