論文

査読有り 国際誌
2019年10月8日

Spatial Patterning of Kinesin-1 and Dynein Motor Proteins in an In Vitro Assay using Aqueous Two-Phase Systems (ATPS).

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
  • Tamanna Ishrat Farhana
  • ,
  • Tomohiro Nakagawa
  • ,
  • Shumpei Ohara
  • ,
  • Hirofumi Shintaku
  • ,
  • Hidetoshi Kotera
  • ,
  • Ryuji Yokokawa

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開始ページ
13003
終了ページ
13010
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
DOI
10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01411

Cooperativity of motor proteins is essential for intracellular transport. Although their motion is unidirectional, they often cause bidirectional movement by different types of motors as seen in organelles. However, in vitro assessments of such cellular functions are still inadequate owing to the experimental limitations in precisely patterning multiple motors. Here, we present an approach to immobilize two motor proteins, kinesin-1 and dynein, using the aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) made of poly(ethylene glycol) and dextran polymers. The negligible influence of polymer solutions on the attachment and velocity of motor proteins ensures the compatibility of using ATPS as the patterning technique. The selective fixation of kinesin and dynein was assessed using polarity-marked microtubules (PMMTs). Our experimental results show that on a patterned kinesin surface, 72% of PMMTs display minus-end leading motility, while on a dynein surface, 79% of PMMTs display plus-end leading motility. This work offers a universal and biocompatible method to pattern motor proteins of different classes at the nanoscale, providing a new route to study different cellular functions performed by molecular motors such as the formation of mitotic spindles.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01411
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31510745
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01411
  • PubMed ID : 31510745

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