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MSU Graduate Theses

ATPase; actin filaments; intracellular trafficking; Myosin; Snc1; time-lapse images; Vps10

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Myosin V-Mediated Cargo Traffic Toward The Trans-Golgi Network And Myosin V Implications In Snc1 Exocytosis, Vy Ngoc Khanh Nguyen May 2020

Myosin V-Mediated Cargo Traffic Toward The Trans-Golgi Network And Myosin V Implications In Snc1 Exocytosis, Vy Ngoc Khanh Nguyen

MSU Graduate Theses

Retrieval of cargo proteins from the endosome towards the trans-Golgi network (TGN) is a crucial intracellular process for cellular homeostasis. Its dysfunction is associated with pathogenesis of Alzheimer and Parkinson's diseases. Myosin family proteins are cellular motors walking along actin filaments by utilizing the chemical energy from ATP hydrolysis, known to involve in pleiotropic cellular trafficking pathways. However, the question of whether myosins play a role in the trafficking of Snc1 and Vps10 has not been addressed yet. The present study assesses the potential roles of all five yeast myosins in the recycling of two membrane cargo, Snc1 and …