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The Kar3p and Kip2p motors function antagonistically at the spindle poles to influence cytoplasmic microtubule numbers
A. Huyett, J. Kahana, P. Silver, X. Zeng, W.S. Saunders
Journal of Cell Science 1998 111: 295-301;

Summary

Microtubules provide the substrate for intracellular trafficking by association with molecular motors of the kinesin and dynein superfamilies. Motor proteins are generally thought to function as force generating units for transport of various cargoes along the microtubule polymer. Recent work suggests additional roles for motor proteins in changing the structure of the microtubule network itself. We report here that in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae microtubule motors have antagonistic effects on microtubule numbers and lengths. As shown previously, loss of the Kar3p motor stimulates cytoplasmic microtubule growth while loss of Kip2p leads to a sharp reduction in cytoplasmic microtubule numbers. Loss of both the Kip2p and Kar3p motors together in the same cell produces an intermediate phenotype, suggesting that these two motors act in opposition to control cytoplasmic microtubule density. A Kip2p-GFP fusion from single gene expression is most concentrated at the spindle poles, as shown previously for an epitope tagged Kar3p-HA, suggesting both of these motors act from the minus ends of the microtubules to influence microtubule numbers.

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The Kar3p and Kip2p motors function antagonistically at the spindle poles to influence cytoplasmic microtubule numbers
A. Huyett, J. Kahana, P. Silver, X. Zeng, W.S. Saunders
Journal of Cell Science 1998 111: 295-301;
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