Intermediate chain subunit as a probe for cytoplasmic dynein function: Biochemical analyses and live cell imaging in PC12 cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 85 (12) ◽  
pp. 2640-2647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Myers ◽  
Kevin W.-H. Lo ◽  
R. John Lye ◽  
John M. Kogoy ◽  
Violetta Soura ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (9) ◽  
pp. 1143-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiev R. Blasier ◽  
Michael K. Humsi ◽  
Junghoon Ha ◽  
Mitchell W. Ross ◽  
W. Russell Smiley ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. e213
Author(s):  
Takashi Tsuboi ◽  
Yasunori Mori ◽  
Hideki Matsui ◽  
Ryo Aoki ◽  
Manami Oya ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 168 (5) ◽  
pp. 697-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan He ◽  
Franto Francis ◽  
Kenneth A. Myers ◽  
Wenqian Yu ◽  
Mark M. Black ◽  
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Recent studies have shown that the transport of microtubules (MTs) and neurofilaments (NFs) within the axon is rapid, infrequent, asynchronous, and bidirectional. Here, we used RNA interference to investigate the role of cytoplasmic dynein in powering these transport events. To reveal transport of MTs and NFs, we expressed EGFP-tagged tubulin or NF proteins in cultured rat sympathetic neurons and performed live-cell imaging of the fluorescent cytoskeletal elements in photobleached regions of the axon. The occurrence of anterograde MT and retrograde NF movements was significantly diminished in neurons that had been depleted of dynein heavy chain, whereas the occurrence of retrograde MT and anterograde NF movements was unaffected. These results support a cargo model for NF transport and a sliding filament model for MT transport.


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2013 ◽  
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pp. e56690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Weber ◽  
María L. Fernández-Cachón ◽  
Juliana M. Nascimento ◽  
Steffen Knauer ◽  
Barbara Offermann ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (supplement) ◽  
pp. S117
Author(s):  
Yuki Shindo ◽  
Kazunari Mouri ◽  
Kayo Hibino ◽  
Masaru Tomita ◽  
Yasushi Sako ◽  
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