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An Organelle Gatekeeper Function for Caenorhabditis elegans UNC-16 (JIP3) at the Axon Initial Segment
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Neurons must cope with extreme membrane trafficking demands to produce axons with organelle compositions that differ dramatically from those of the cell soma and dendrites; however, the mechanism by which they accomplish this is not understood. Here we use electron microscopy and quantitative imaging of tagged organelles to show that Caenorhabditis elegans axons lacking UNC-16 (JIP3/Sunday Driver) accumulate Golgi, endosomes, and lysosomes at levels up to 10-fold higher than wild type, while ER membranes are largely unaffected. Time lapse microscopy of tagged lysosomes in living animals and an analysis of lysosome distributions in various regions of unc-16 mutant axons revealed that UNC-16 inhibits organelles from escaping the axon initial segment (AIS) and moving to the distal synaptic part of the axon. Immunostaining of native UNC-16 in C. elegans neurons revealed a localized concentration of UNC-16 at the initial segment, although UNC-16 is also sparsely distributed in distal regions of axons, including the synaptic region. Organelles that escape the AIS in unc-16 mutants show bidirectional active transport within the axon commissure that occasionally deposits them in the synaptic region, where their mobility decreases and they accumulate. These results argue against the long-standing, untested hypothesis that JIP3/Sunday Driver promotes anterograde organelle transport in axons and instead suggest an organelle gatekeeper model in which UNC-16 (JIP3/Sunday Driver) selectively inhibits the escape of Golgi and endosomal organelles from the AIS. This is the first evidence for an organelle gatekeeper function at the AIS, which could provide a regulatory node for controlling axon organelle composition.
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UNC-16-deficient worms show a clearly aggravated phenotype, including uncoordinated movement, which is not the case for Y71H2AM.2(null) worms.
“However, UNC-16-deficient worms show a clearly aggravated phenotype, including uncoordinated movement, which is not the case for Y71H2AM.2(null)worms”
From TMEM55B promotes anterograde transport and distal axonal distribution of LAMP1-positive organelles (2026) · cites this paper as Edwards et al., 2013
The Results report that three unc-16 mutants had sluggish locomotion rates of about 15% of wild type, supporting a substantial movement defect. The paper does not report a phenotype for Y71H2AM.2(null) worms, so it does not support the comparison between the mutants. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe phenotype of Y71H2AM.2(null) worms reflects in many regards that of worms depleted of the JIP3/4 homolog UNC-16, in particular the redistribution of lysosomes to the more proximal axon.
“The phenotype of the Y71H2AM.2(null)worms interestingly reflects in many regards that of worms depleted of the JIP3/4 homolog UNC-16 (the C. elegans homolog of JIP3/4), in particular the redistribution of lysosomes to the more proximal axon (Celestino et al., 2022;Edwards et al., 2015;Edwards et al., 2013)”
From TMEM55B promotes anterograde transport and distal axonal distribution of LAMP1-positive organelles (2026) · cites this paper as Edwards et al., 2013
UNC-16 localization is concentrated at the initial segment in worms, suggesting attachment to cargo in this area.
“UNC-16 localization, which is concentrated at the initial segment in worms (Edwards et al., 2013), suggesting attachment to cargo in this area.”
From TMEM55B promotes anterograde transport and distal axonal distribution of LAMP1-positive organelles (2026) · cites this paper as Edwards et al., 2013
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- Authors
- Edwards, S. L., Yu, S.-C., Hoover, C. M., Phillips, B. C., Richmond, J. E., & Miller, K. G.
- Affiliations
- Genetic Models of Disease Program , Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
- Department of Biological Sciences , University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois 60607
- Venue
- Genetics
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2013-05-01
- Volume
- 194
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 143-161
- ISSN
- 1943-2631
- Cited by
- 76
- References
- 3
- Language
- en
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