Axonal transport and neurological disease

JN Sleigh, AM Rossor, AD Fellows… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Axonal transport is the process whereby motor proteins actively navigate microtubules to
deliver diverse cargoes, such as organelles, from one end of the axon to the other, and is …

Bidirectional cargo transport: moving beyond tug of war

WO Hancock - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
Vesicles, organelles and other intracellular cargo are transported by kinesin and dynein
motors, which move in opposite directions along microtubules. This bidirectional cargo …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular motors in neurons: transport mechanisms and roles in brain function, development, and disease

N Hirokawa, S Niwa, Y Tanaka - Neuron, 2010 - cell.com
The kinesin, dynein, and myosin superfamily molecular motors have fundamental roles in
neuronal function, plasticity, morphogenesis, and survival by transporting cargos such as …

The axonal transport of mitochondria

WM Saxton, PJ Hollenbeck - Journal of cell science, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Vigorous transport of cytoplasmic components along axons over substantial distances is
crucial for the maintenance of neuron structure and function. The transport of mitochondria …

TRAK/Milton motor-adaptor proteins steer mitochondrial trafficking to axons and dendrites

M van Spronsen, M Mikhaylova, J Lipka, MA Schlager… - Neuron, 2013 - cell.com
In neurons, the distinct molecular composition of axons and dendrites is established through
polarized targeting mechanisms, but it is currently unclear how nonpolarized cargoes, such …

Manipulation and motion of organelles and single molecules in living cells

K Norregaard, R Metzler, CM Ritter… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The biomolecule is among the most important building blocks of biological systems, and a
full understanding of its function forms the scaffold for describing the mechanisms of higher …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the cytoskeleton and molecular motors in endosomal dynamics

E Granger, G McNee, V Allan, P Woodman - Seminars in cell & …, 2014 - Elsevier
The endocytic pathway is essential for processes that define how cells interact with their
environment, including receptor signalling, cell adhesion and migration, pathogen entry …

Getting around the cell: physical transport in the intracellular world

SS Mogre, AI Brown, EF Koslover - Physical Biology, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Eukaryotic cells face the challenging task of transporting a variety of particles through the
complex intracellular milieu in order to deliver, distribute, and mix the many components that …

Microtubule-based transport–basic mechanisms, traffic rules and role in neurological pathogenesis

MAM Franker, CC Hoogenraad - Journal of cell science, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
Microtubule-based transport is essential for neuronal function because of the large
distances that must be traveled by various building blocks and cellular materials. Recent …

KIF1C activates and extends dynein movement through the FHF cargo adapter

F Abid Ali, AJ Zwetsloot, CE Stone, TE Morgan… - Nature Structural & …, 2025 - nature.com
Cellular cargos move bidirectionally on microtubules by recruiting opposite polarity motors
dynein and kinesin. These motors show codependence, where one requires the activity of …