A molecular switch for stress-induced activation of retrograde mitochondrial transport
Gladkova, C.; Paez-Segala, M. G.; Grant, W. P.; Myers, S. A.; Wang, Y.; Vale, R. D.
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The cellular distribution of mitochondria in response to stress and local energy needs is governed by the relative activities of kinesin and dynein. The mechanism for switching between these two opposite polarity microtubule motors remains unknown. Here, we coupled a novel cellular synthetic cargo transport assay with AlphaFold2-guided mutagenesis to identify a regulatory helix in the mitochondrial adaptor protein (TRAK) that mediates switching between kinesin- and dynein-driven transport. Differences in the helix sequence explain why two near-identical TRAK isoforms transport mitochondria in predominantly opposite directions. Phosphorylation of the regulatory helix by stress-activated kinases causes the activation of dynein and dissociation of kinesin. Our results reveal a molecular mechanism for coordinating the directional transport of mitochondria in response to intracellular signals.
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