Tau differentially regulates the transport of early endosomes and lysosomes

Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) modulate the motility of kinesin and dynein along microtubules to control the transport of vesicles and organelles. The neuronal MAP tau inhibits kinesin-dependent transport. Phosphorylation of tau at Tyr-18 by fyn kinase results in weakened inhibition of kines...

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Published in:Molecular biology of the cell 2022-11, Vol.33 (13), p.ar128-ar128
Main Authors: Balabanian, Linda, Lessard, Dominique V, Swaminathan, Karthikeyan, Yaninska, Pamela, Sébastien, Muriel, Wang, Samuel, Stevens, Piper W, Wiseman, Paul W, Berger, Christopher L, Hendricks, Adam G
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Language:English
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Biological Transport
Dyneins - metabolism
Endosomes - metabolism
Kinesins
Lysosomes - metabolism
Microtubule-Associated Proteins - metabolism
Microtubules - metabolism
tau Proteins - metabolism
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Summary:Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) modulate the motility of kinesin and dynein along microtubules to control the transport of vesicles and organelles. The neuronal MAP tau inhibits kinesin-dependent transport. Phosphorylation of tau at Tyr-18 by fyn kinase results in weakened inhibition of kinesin-1. We examined the motility of early endosomes and lysosomes in cells expressing wild-type (WT) tau and phosphomimetic Y18E tau. We quantified the effects on motility as a function of the tau expression level. Lysosome motility is strongly inhibited by tau. Y18E tau preferentially inhibits lysosomes in the cell periphery, while centrally located lysosomes are less affected. Early endosomes are more sensitive to tau than lysosomes and are inhibited by both WT and Y18E tau. Our results show that different cargoes have disparate responses to tau, likely governed by the types of kinesin motors driving their transport. In support of this model, kinesin-1 and -3 are strongly inhibited by tau while kinesin-2 and dynein are less affected. In contrast to kinesin-1, we find that kinesin-3 is strongly inhibited by phosphorylated tau.
ISSN:1059-1524
1939-4586
DOI:10.1091/mbc.E22-01-0018