title: Kinesin-3 in the basidiomycete Ustilago maydis transports organelles along the entire microtubule array.
abstract: The molecular motor kinesin-3 transports early endosomes along microtubules in filamentous fungi. It was reported that kinesin-3 from the ascomycete fungi Aspergillus nidulans and Neurospora crassa use a subset of post-translationally modified and more stable microtubules. Here, I show that kinesin-3 from the basidiomycete Ustilago maydis moves along all hyphal microtubules. This difference is likely due to variation in cell cycle control and associated organization of the microtubule array.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK. Electronic address: G.Steinberg@exeter.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Gero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D011992:Endosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D025301:Hyphae / Q000378:metabolism; D016547:Kinesins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D014588:Ustilago / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D016547:Kinesins
keywords: Membrane trafficking; Microtubule array; Molecular motors