TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolation of the microtubule-vesicle motor kinesin from rat liver
T2 - Selective inhibition by cholestatic bile acids
AU - Marks, David L.
AU - LaRusso, Nicholas F.
AU - McNiven, Mark A.
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DAVID L. MARKS, NICHOLAS F. LARUSSO, and MARK A. McNIVEN Center for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Foundation,a nd Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota Background~Aims: Vesicular transport is supported by microtubule-based, force-transducing adenosine tri-phosphatases (ATPases), such as kinesin, a ubiquitous motor enzyme that has been well studied in neuronal tissues. Although vesicular transport is important for hepatocellular secretory and clearance activities, the role of kinesin in liver function is poorly understood. Furthermore, the effects of bile acids on kinesin are unknown. Methods: Kinesin was purified from rat liver cytosol by conventional chromatography and microtubule affinity binding and was characterized by immunoblotting with domain-specific kinesin antibodies and amino acid sequencing of tryptic fragments. Kinesin activity was measured with and without bile acids using an in vitro motility assay and ATPase assays. Results: Immunoblot analysis and partial amino acid sequencing of purified kinesin showed that the sequence at the heavy chain of hepatic kinesin is nearly identical to that of brain kinesin. Purified kinesin transported microtubules in vitro with a velocity of -0.5 I~m/s; this activity was significantly inhibited by 0.5-1 mmol/L taurochenodeoxycholate but not by tauroursodeoxycholate. At a dose of i mmol/L, chenodeoxycholate conjugates, but not ursodeoxycholate or cholate conjugates, directly inhibited the ATPase activities of kinesin and another microtubule motor, cytoplasmic dynein. Conclusions: Cholestatic concentrations of chenodeoxycholate conjugates directly inhibit the activity of microtubule motors, suggesting a possible mechanism for impairment of vesicular transport in cholestasis.
PY - 1995/3
Y1 - 1995/3
N2 - Background/Aims: Vesicular transport is supported by microtubule-based, force-transducing adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases), such as kinesin, a ubiquitous motor enzyme that has been well studied in neuronal tissues. Although vesicular transport is important for hepatocellular secretory and clearance activities, the role of kinesin in liver function is poorly understood. Furthermore, the effects of bile acids on kinesin are unknown. Methods: Kinesin was purified from rat liver cytosol by conventional chromatography and microtubule affinity binding and was characterized by immunoblotting with domain-specific kinesin antibodies and amino acid sequencing of tryptic fragments. Kinesin activity was measured with and without bile acids using an in vitro motility assay and ATPase assays. Results: Immunoblot analysis and partial amino acid sequencing of purified kinesin showed that the sequence at the heavy chain of hepatic kinesin is nearly identical to that of brain kinesin. Purified kinesin transported microtubules in vitro with a velocity of ≈0.5 μm/s; this activity was significantly inhibited by 0.5-1 mmol/L taurochenodeoxycholate but not by tauroursodeoxycholate. At a dose of 1 mmol/L, chenodeoxycholate conjugates, but not ursodeoxycholate or cholate conjugates, directly inhibited the ATPase activities of kinesin and another microtubule motor, cytoplasmic dynein. Conclusions: Cholestatic concentrations of chenodeoxycholate conjugates directly inhibit the activity of microtubule motors, suggesting a possible mechanism for impairment of vesicular transport in cholestasis.
AB - Background/Aims: Vesicular transport is supported by microtubule-based, force-transducing adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases), such as kinesin, a ubiquitous motor enzyme that has been well studied in neuronal tissues. Although vesicular transport is important for hepatocellular secretory and clearance activities, the role of kinesin in liver function is poorly understood. Furthermore, the effects of bile acids on kinesin are unknown. Methods: Kinesin was purified from rat liver cytosol by conventional chromatography and microtubule affinity binding and was characterized by immunoblotting with domain-specific kinesin antibodies and amino acid sequencing of tryptic fragments. Kinesin activity was measured with and without bile acids using an in vitro motility assay and ATPase assays. Results: Immunoblot analysis and partial amino acid sequencing of purified kinesin showed that the sequence at the heavy chain of hepatic kinesin is nearly identical to that of brain kinesin. Purified kinesin transported microtubules in vitro with a velocity of ≈0.5 μm/s; this activity was significantly inhibited by 0.5-1 mmol/L taurochenodeoxycholate but not by tauroursodeoxycholate. At a dose of 1 mmol/L, chenodeoxycholate conjugates, but not ursodeoxycholate or cholate conjugates, directly inhibited the ATPase activities of kinesin and another microtubule motor, cytoplasmic dynein. Conclusions: Cholestatic concentrations of chenodeoxycholate conjugates directly inhibit the activity of microtubule motors, suggesting a possible mechanism for impairment of vesicular transport in cholestasis.
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U2 - 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90457-3
DO - 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90457-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 7875485
AN - SCOPUS:0028926092
SN - 0016-5085
VL - 108
SP - 824
EP - 833
JO - Gastroenterology
JF - Gastroenterology
IS - 3
ER -