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Inversión en la dirección de movimiento de un motor molecular
1Adolf-Butenandt-Institut, Zellbiologie, University of Munich, Germany.
Nature
|September 4, 1997
Resumen
Los motores moleculares cinesin y la disyunción no claret (ncd) se mueven en sentido opuesto. Una nueva quimera reveló que la posición del dominio motor, no solo el dominio en sí, dicta la dirección del movimiento del microtúbulo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- Los motores moleculares son los motores moleculares de las moléculas.
- Dinámica del citoesqueleto Dinámica del citoesqueleto
Sus antecedentes:
- Las disyuntivas de kinesin y no-claret (ncd) son motores de la superfamilia de las kinesinas que se mueven bidireccionalmente a lo largo de microtúbulos.
- La base intrínseca de la direccionalidad motora se entiende mal, aunque el dominio motor está implicado.
- La ubicación del dominio motor varía: el extremo amino en las kinesinas, el extremo carboxílico en el NCD.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el papel de la organización del dominio motor en la determinación de la direccionalidad motora de los microtúbulos.
- Para probar si la posición inversa del dominio del motor cambia la polaridad del movimiento.
Principales métodos:
- Construyó una proteína quimérica utilizando el dominio motor de una quinesina dirigida hacia el extremo negativo.
- Expresó la proteína de fusión en las bacterias.
- Se evaluó la motilidad utilizando microtúbulos marcados por polaridad.
Principales resultados:
- El motor quimérico se movió inesperadamente hacia el extremo positivo de los microtúbulos.
- Esto demuestra una inversión de la polaridad esperada de generación de fuerza para el dominio del motor ncd.
- La posición del dominio motor influye significativamente en la polaridad de la producción de fuerza.
Conclusiones:
- La organización del dominio motor es fundamental para determinar la dirección de la generación de fuerza.
- La dirección del movimiento de los microtúbulos no está dictada únicamente por las propiedades intrínsecas del dominio motor.
- La organización del dominio juega un papel fundamental en el movimiento direccional de los motores moleculares.
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