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Curr Biol 2022 Sep 26;3218:3898-3910.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.07.027.
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EML2-S constitutes a new class of proteins that recognizes and regulates the dynamics of tyrosinated microtubules.

Hotta T , McAlear TS , Yue Y , Higaki T , Haynes SE , Nesvizhskii AI , Sept D , Verhey KJ , Bechstedt S , Ohi R .


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Tubulin post-translational modifications (PTMs) alter microtubule properties by affecting the binding of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs). Microtubule detyrosination, which occurs by proteolytic removal of the C-terminal tyrosine from ɑ-tubulin, generates the oldest known tubulin PTM, but we lack comprehensive knowledge of MAPs that are regulated by this PTM. We developed a screening pipeline to identify proteins that discriminate between Y- and ΔY-microtubules and found that echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 2 (EML2) preferentially interacts with Y-microtubules. This activity depends on a Y-microtubule interaction motif built from WD40 repeats. We show that EML2 tracks the tips of shortening microtubules, a behavior not previously seen among human MAPs in vivo, and influences dynamics to increase microtubule stability. Our screening pipeline is readily adapted to identify proteins that specifically recognize a wide range of microtubule PTMs.

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