2023
High-Resolution Structural Analysis of Dyneins by Cryo-electron Microscopy
Chai P, Rao Q, Wang Y, Zhang K. High-Resolution Structural Analysis of Dyneins by Cryo-electron Microscopy. Methods In Molecular Biology 2023, 2623: 257-279. PMID: 36602691, PMCID: PMC10371436, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2958-1_16.ChaptersConceptsCryo-electron microscopyHigh-resolution structural informationLarge molecular machineHigh-resolution structuresCryo-EM approachResolution structural analysisProtein complexesStructural biologistsCellular cargoMolecular machinesDyneinDepth mechanistic understandingMolecular motorsMechanistic understandingCiliary motilityFlexible conformationIntricate architectureStructural informationMacromolecular structureForce generatorStructural analysisBiologistsSimilar structureCargoMicroscopy
2015
The structure of the dynactin complex and its interaction with dynein
Urnavicius L, Zhang K, Diamant AG, Motz C, Schlager MA, Yu M, Patel NA, Robinson CV, Carter AP. The structure of the dynactin complex and its interaction with dynein. Science 2015, 347: 1441-1446. PMID: 25814576, PMCID: PMC4413427, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa4080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynactin complexBicaudal D2Microtubule motors cytoplasmic dynein-1Distinct protein complexesCytoplasmic dynein-1Cryo-electron microscopyProtein Arp1Protein complexesAngstrom structureDynein 1DynactinEssential cofactorΒ-actinDyneinShoulder domainDependent interactionFilamentsComplexesArp1CofactorActinCopiesInteractionPeptidesDomain