title: Kinesin-1 plays a role in transport of SNAP-25 to the plasma membrane.
abstract: The cellular molecular motor kinesin-1 mediates the microtubule-dependent transport of a range of cargo. We have previously identified an interaction between the cargo-binding domain of kinesin-1 heavy chain KIF5B and the membrane-associated SNARE proteins SNAP-25 and SNAP-23. In this study we further defined the minimal SNAP-25 binding domain in KIF5B to residues 874-894. Overexpression of a fragment of KIF5B (residues 594-910) resulted in significant colocalization with SNAP-25 with resulting blockage of the trafficking of SNAP-25 to the periphery of cells. This indicates that kinesin-1 facilitates the transport of SNAP-25 containing vesicles as a prerequisite to SNAP-25 driven membrane fusion events.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Virus Research, Westmead Millennium Institute, The University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
authors.forename: April M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Russell J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Diefenbach
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D016547:Kinesins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D021381:Protein Transport; D013572:Synaptic Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism; D050825:Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25 / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C488101:KIF5B protein, human; C494208:SNAP25 protein, human; D050825:Synaptosomal-Associated Protein 25; D016547:Kinesins