Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is responsible for the bidirectional trafficking of molecular components required for the elongation and maintenance of eukaryotic cilia and flagella. Cargo is transported by IFT 'trains', linear rows of multiprotein particles moved by molecular motors along the axonemal doublets. We have previously described two structurally distinct categories of 'long' and 'short' trains. Here, we analyse the relative number of these trains throughout flagellar regeneration and show that long trains are most abundant at the beginning of flagellar growth whereas short trains gradually increase in number as flagella elongate. These observations are incompatible with the previous hypothesis that short trains are derived solely from the reorganization of long trains at the flagellar tip. We demonstrate with electron tomography the existence of two distinct ultrastructural organizations for the short trains, we name these 'narrow' and 'wide', and provide the first 3D model of the narrow short trains. These trains are characterized by tri-lobed units, which repeat longitudinally every 16 nm and contact protofilament 7 of the B-tubule. Functional implications of the new structural evidence are discussed.

Vannuccini, E., Paccagnini, E., Cantele, F., Gentile, M., Dini, D., Fino, F., et al. (2016). Two classes of short intraflagellar transport train with different 3D structures are present in Chlamydomonas flagella. JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE, 129(10), 2064-2074 [10.1242/jcs.183244].

Two classes of short intraflagellar transport train with different 3D structures are present in Chlamydomonas flagella

VANNUCCINI, ELISA;PACCAGNINI, EUGENIO;GENTILE, MARIANGELA;DINI, DANIELE;FINO, FEDERICA;MENCARELLI, CATERINA;LUPETTI, PIETRO
2016-01-01

Abstract

Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is responsible for the bidirectional trafficking of molecular components required for the elongation and maintenance of eukaryotic cilia and flagella. Cargo is transported by IFT 'trains', linear rows of multiprotein particles moved by molecular motors along the axonemal doublets. We have previously described two structurally distinct categories of 'long' and 'short' trains. Here, we analyse the relative number of these trains throughout flagellar regeneration and show that long trains are most abundant at the beginning of flagellar growth whereas short trains gradually increase in number as flagella elongate. These observations are incompatible with the previous hypothesis that short trains are derived solely from the reorganization of long trains at the flagellar tip. We demonstrate with electron tomography the existence of two distinct ultrastructural organizations for the short trains, we name these 'narrow' and 'wide', and provide the first 3D model of the narrow short trains. These trains are characterized by tri-lobed units, which repeat longitudinally every 16 nm and contact protofilament 7 of the B-tubule. Functional implications of the new structural evidence are discussed.
2016
Vannuccini, E., Paccagnini, E., Cantele, F., Gentile, M., Dini, D., Fino, F., et al. (2016). Two classes of short intraflagellar transport train with different 3D structures are present in Chlamydomonas flagella. JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE, 129(10), 2064-2074 [10.1242/jcs.183244].
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