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Conformational change of dynactin and regulatory mechanism of dynein motility

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H03190
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 43040:Biophysics-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Toyoshima Yoko  東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 名誉教授 (40158043)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 矢島 潤一郎  東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 准教授 (00453499)
須河 光弘  東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 助教 (80626383)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥8,580,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,980,000)
Keywordsダイナクチン / ダイニン / 電子顕微鏡観察 / 高速原子間力顕微鏡観察 / 構造変化 / 高速AFM観察 / 微小管 / AFM観察 / 1分子FRET光学系
Outline of Research at the Start

ダイニンとダイナクチンは、それぞれが巨大な分子複合体として自己制御の機能をもつ複雑な分子機械である。さらに両者が結合した超分子複合体を形成して、ダイニンの運動能力を制御することが示されているが、そのメカニズムは知られていない。
本研究の目的は、ダイナクチン複合体中のサイドアームの先端突起の開閉という大きな構造変化とダイニンの微小管上の運動のON/OFFの関係を明らかにし、その制御機構を理解することである。
具体的には、ダイナクチンサイドアームの先端突起の開閉のダイナミクス、その構造変化とダイナクチンの微小管結合能、ダイニン結合能の関係、ダイニンの運動状態の関連、などを明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The structure of dynactin has not been fully elucidated due to their highly dynamic nature. Here, we use high-speed atomic force microscopy to visualize the structural dynamics of dynactin and found that the largest subunit p150 showed large conformational changes in the two domains. The dynein-binding domain repeatedly made a transition between the folded form and the extended form. The N-terminal microtubule-binding domain, showed a bifurcated structure with two N-termini that move extensively. Furthermore, the mutant analysis identified that the intrinsically disordered region is responsible for the bifurcated structure and the conformational dynamics. These findings reveal that dynactin in solution takes unexpectedly extended conformation, as well as the previously reported compact conformation, suggesting that conformational changes in dynactin regulate the way it recruits dynein to microtubules or to microtubule-associated proteins.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ダイナクチンは巨大なタンパク質分子複合体で、非対称の複雑な構造をしている。我々はすでに電子顕微鏡観察により、大きく伸長したフォームとコンパクトなフォームがあることを観察していたが、生理的条件下でそれらの間のコンフォメーション変化が起こるものであるかどうかは明らかでなかった。今回、ダイナクチン複合体を高速原子間力顕微鏡で観察することにより、2つのフォームの間の動的なコンフォメーション変化を捉えることができた。天然変性領域が伸びたり縮んだりするできることは、他のタンパク質でも示唆されているが、そのコンフォメーショナル変化の行き来(往復)の現象を直接的に示すことができたことは学術的な意義がある。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Torque generating properties of Tetrahymena ciliary three-headed outer-arm dynein2022

    • Author(s)
      Yamaguchi Shin、Yamagishi Masahiko、Yajima Junichiro
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 16722-16722

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-022-21001-0

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Motor generated torque drives coupled yawing and orbital rotations of kinesin coated gold nanorods2022

    • Author(s)
      Sugawa Mitsuhiro、Maruyama Yohei、Yamagishi Masahiko、Cross Robert A.、Yajima Junichiro
    • Journal Title

      Communications Biology

      Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Pages: 1368-1368

    • DOI

      10.1038/s42003-022-04304-w

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Characterization of the motility of monomeric kinesin-5/Cin82021

    • Author(s)
      Yamagishi Masahiko、Maruyama Yohei、Sugawa Mitsuhiro、Yajima Junichiro
    • Journal Title

      Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

      Volume: 555 Pages: 115-120

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.03.134

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Conformational diversity of dynactin sidearm and domain organization of its subunit p150.2020

    • Author(s)
      Kei Saito, Takashi Murayama, Tomone Hata, Takuya Kobayashi, Keitaro Shibata, Saiko Kazuno, Tsutomu Fujimura, Takashi Sakurai, and Yoko Y. Toyoshima
    • Journal Title

      Molecular Biology of the Cell

      Volume: - Issue: 12 Pages: 1218-1231

    • DOI

      10.1091/mbc.e20-01-0031

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report 2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Visualization of conformational dynamics of dynactin sidearms by high-speed AFM and negative stain EM2021

    • Author(s)
      Kei Saito, Christian Ganser, Takuya Kobayashi, Takashi Murayama, Takayuki Uchihashi, Yoko Y. Toyoshima
    • Organizer
      第59回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Plus-end directionality is present in the catalytic core of kinesin-14 minus-end directed motors2021

    • Author(s)
      Masahiko Yamagishi, Junichiro Yajima
    • Organizer
      第59回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Corkscrew motion of F-actin driven by myosin-1c observed via three-dimensional optical tracking microscope2021

    • Author(s)
      Yusei Sato, Kohei Yoshimura , Kyohei Matsuda , Takeshi Haraguchi, Msahiko Yamagishi , Mitsuhiro Sugawa , Kohji Ito, Junichiro Yajima
    • Organizer
      第59回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Regulation of dynein motility -Autoinhibition of cytoplasmic dynein and the regulatory mechanism2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Y. Toyoshima
    • Organizer
      第58回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Conformational diversity of dynactin sidearm2020

    • Author(s)
      Kei Saito, Takuya Kobayashi, Takashi Murayama, Yoko Y Toyoshima
    • Organizer
      第58回日本生物物理学会年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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