Anterograde Transport of Rab4-Associated Vesicles Regulates Synapse Organization in Drosophila.
Anterograde Transport of Rab4-Associated Vesicles Regulates Synapse Organization in Drosophila.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.celrep.2017.02.034
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发表时间:
2017-03-07
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8.8
通讯作者:
Ray K
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作者:
Dey S;Banker G;Ray K
Local endosomal recycling at synapses is essential to maintain neurotransmission. Rab4GTPase, found on sorting endosomes, is proposed to balance the flow of vesicles between endocytic, recycling and degradative pathways in the presynaptic compartment. Here, we report that Rab4-associated vesicles move bidirectionally in Drosophila axons but with an anterograde bias, resulting in their moderate enrichment at the synaptic region of the larval ventral ganglion. Results from FRB-FKBP conjugation assays in rat embryonic fibroblasts together with genetic analyses in Drosophila indicate that an association with Kinesin-2 (mediated by the tail domain of Kinesin-2α/KIF3A/KLP64D subunit) moves Rab4-associated vesicles towards the synapse. Reduction in the anterograde traffic of Rab4 causes an expansion of the volume of the synapse-bearing region in the ventral ganglion and increases the motility of Drosophila larvae. These results suggest that Rab4-dependent vesicular traffic towards the synapse plays a vital role in maintaining synaptic balance in this neuronal network. Dey et.al. show that in Drosophila larvae, binding to the Kinesin-2α tail propels Rab4-associated vesicles towards the synapse. Reduced Rab4 transport expands the synapse-bearing region of the ventral ganglion and enhances larval motility. Hence, Kinesin-2 mediated Rab4 trafficking appears to regulate synapse homeostasis in a neuronal network. The logistics of endosomal transport and trafficking in neurons. The nascent Rab4 vesicles, a part of the sorting intermediate endosomes, are shown to bind to Kinesin-2α (KIF3A/KLP64D) tail. Rab4-associated vesicles are transported predominantly by heterotrimeric Kinesin-2 in Drosophila axons. Association of a fraction of these vesicles with a Kinesin-3 family motor, Khc-73, is suggested to facilitate their pre-synaptic delivery. This transport is indicated to play a crucial role in suppressing the synapse assembly, maintaining homeostasis in the Drosophila larval brain.