Structural basis for isoform-specific kinesin-1 recognition of Y-acidic cargo adaptors.
Pernigo, S., Chegkazi, M.S., Yip, Y.Y., Treacy, C., Glorani, G., Hansen, K., Politis, A., Bui, S., Dodding, M.P., Steiner, R.A.(2018) Elife 7
- PubMed: 30320553 
- DOI: 10.7554/eLife.38362
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6FUZ, 6FV0 - PubMed Abstract: 
The light chains (KLCs) of the heterotetrameric microtubule motor kinesin-1, that bind to cargo adaptor proteins and regulate its activity, have a capacity to recognize short peptides via their tetratricopeptide repeat domains (KLC TPR ). Here, using X-ray crystallography, we show how kinesin-1 recognizes a novel class of adaptor motifs that we call 'Y-acidic' (tyrosine flanked by acidic residues), in a KLC-isoform-specific manner ...