Structural highlights
Function
[MYO6_PIG] Myosins are actin-based motor molecules with ATPase activity. Unconventional myosins serve in intracellular movements. Myosin 6 is a reverse-direction motor protein that moves towards the minus-end of actin filaments. Has slow rate of actin-activated ADP release due to weak ATP binding. Functions in a variety of intracellular processes such as vesicular membrane trafficking and cell migration. Required for the structural integrity of the Golgi apparatus via the p53-dependent pro-survival pathway. Appears to be involved in a very early step of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in polarized epithelial cells. May act as a regulator of F-actin dynamics. May play a role in transporting DAB2 from the plasma membrane to specific cellular targets. Required for structural integrity of inner ear hair cells (By similarity).[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Due to a unique addition to the lever arm-positioning region (converter), class VI myosins move in the opposite direction (toward the minus-end of actin filaments) compared to other characterized myosin classes. However, the large size of the myosin VI lever arm swing (powerstroke) cannot be explained by our current view of the structural transitions that occur within the myosin motor. We have solved the crystal structure of a fragment of the myosin VI motor in the structural state that represents the starting point for movement on actin; the pre-powerstroke state. Unexpectedly, the converter itself rearranges to achieve a conformation that has not been seen for other myosins. This results in a much larger powerstroke than is achievable without the converter rearrangement. Moreover, it provides a new mechanism that could be exploited to increase the powerstroke of yet to be characterized plus-end-directed myosin classes.
The structural basis for the large powerstroke of myosin VI.,Menetrey J, Llinas P, Mukherjea M, Sweeney HL, Houdusse A Cell. 2007 Oct 19;131(2):300-8. PMID:17956731[2]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Naccache SN, Hasson T. Myosin VI altered at threonine 406 stabilizes actin filaments in vivo. Cell Motil Cytoskeleton. 2006 Oct;63(10):633-45. PMID:16917816 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cm.20150
- ↑ Menetrey J, Llinas P, Mukherjea M, Sweeney HL, Houdusse A. The structural basis for the large powerstroke of myosin VI. Cell. 2007 Oct 19;131(2):300-8. PMID:17956731 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.08.027
