IndraLab
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"To better understand how KIF1A-driven dense core vesicle (DCV) transport is regulated, we identified the KIF1A interactome and focused on three binding partners, the calcium binding protein calmodulin (CaM) and two synaptic scaffolding proteins: liprin-α and TANC2. We showed that calcium, acting via CaM, enhances KIF1A binding to DCVs and increases vesicle motility. We show that Ca2+/CaM-dependent modulation on KIF1A allows for binding to vesicular cargo. Our results indicate that at low calcium concentrations, the tail domain of KIF1A does not bind to vesicular cargo, whereas at high calcium concentrations, CaM binds KIF1A, allowing for subsequent DCV motility."