2011
Which way to go? Cytoskeletal organization and polarized transport in neurons
Publication
Publication
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience , Volume 46 - Issue 1 p. 9- 20
To establish and maintain their polarized morphology, neurons employ active transport driven by cytoskeletal motor proteins to sort cargo between axons and dendrites. These motors can move in a specific direction over either microtubules (kinesins, dynein) or actin filaments (myosins). The basic traffic rules governing polarized transport on the neuronal cytoskeleton have long remained unclear, but recent work has revealed several fundamental sorting principles based on differences in the cytoskeletal organization in axons versus dendrites. We will highlight the basic characteristics of the neuronal cytoskeleton and review existing evidence for microtubule and actin based traffic rules in polarized neuronal transport. We will propose a model in which polarized sorting of cargo is established by recruiting or activating the proper subset of motor proteins, which are subsequently guided to specific directions by the polarized organization of the neuronal cytoskeleton.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2010.08.015, hdl.handle.net/1765/34250 | |
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience | |
Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
Kapitein, L., & Hoogenraad, C. (2011). Which way to go? Cytoskeletal organization and polarized transport in neurons. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (Vol. 46, pp. 9–20). doi:10.1016/j.mcn.2010.08.015 |