The KLC2 TPR domain bound to the JIP3 leucine zipper domainThe KLC2 TPR domain bound to the JIP3 leucine zipper domain

Structural highlights

6ejn is a 4 chain structure with sequence from Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.2Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

KLC2_MOUSE Kinesin is a microtubule-associated force-producing protein that plays a role in organelle transport. The light chain functions in coupling of cargo to the heavy chain or in the modulation of its ATPase activity. Through binding with PLEKHM2 and ARL8B, recruits kinesin-1 to lysosomes and hence direct lysosomes movement toward microtubule plus ends.[UniProtKB:Q9H0B6]

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Kinesin-1 transports numerous cellular cargoes along microtubules. The kinesin-1 light chain (KLC) mediates cargo binding and regulates kinesin-1 motility. To investigate the molecular basis for kinesin-1 recruitment and activation by cargoes, we solved the crystal structure of the KLC2 tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain bound to the cargo JIP3. This, combined with biophysical and molecular evolutionary analyses, reveals a kinesin-1 cargo binding site, located on KLC TPR1, which is conserved in homologs from sponges to humans. In the complex, JIP3 crosslinks two KLC2 TPR domains via their TPR1s. We show that TPR1 forms a dimer interface that mimics JIP3 binding in all crystal structures of the unbound KLC TPR domain. We propose that cargo-induced dimerization of the KLC TPR domains via TPR1 is a general mechanism for activating kinesin-1. We relate this to activation by tryptophan-acidic cargoes, explaining how different cargoes activate kinesin-1 through related molecular mechanisms.

Insights into Kinesin-1 Activation from the Crystal Structure of KLC2 Bound to JIP3.,Cockburn JJB, Hesketh SJ, Mulhair P, Thomsen M, O'Connell MJ, Way M Structure. 2018 Aug 23. pii: S0969-2126(18)30257-0. doi:, 10.1016/j.str.2018.07.011. PMID:30197037[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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References

  1. Cockburn JJB, Hesketh SJ, Mulhair P, Thomsen M, O'Connell MJ, Way M. Insights into Kinesin-1 Activation from the Crystal Structure of KLC2 Bound to JIP3. Structure. 2018 Aug 23. pii: S0969-2126(18)30257-0. doi:, 10.1016/j.str.2018.07.011. PMID:30197037 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2018.07.011

6ejn, resolution 3.20Å

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