2024
Cotranslational molecular condensation of cochaperones and assembly factors facilitates axonemal dynein biogenesis
Li Y, Xu W, Cheng Y, Djenoune L, Zhuang C, Cox A, Britto C, Yuan S, Wang S, Sun Z. Cotranslational molecular condensation of cochaperones and assembly factors facilitates axonemal dynein biogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2402818121. PMID: 39541357, PMCID: PMC11588059, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2402818121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynein axonemal assembly factorsAssembly factorsCytosolic fociOuter dynein armsMacromolecular machinesAxonemal dyneinsAssembly hubDynein armsMolecular condensateLiquid-liquid phase separationCochaperoneEncoding mRNAFoci formationCiliary motilityStable interactionLRRC6Functional significanceRUVBL1DyneinMRNAAssembly of multiple componentsAssemblyPotential mechanismsRUVBL2Biogenesis
2017
Axonemal dynein assembly requires the R2TP complex component Pontin
Li Y, Zhao L, Yuan S, Zhang J, Sun Z. Axonemal dynein assembly requires the R2TP complex component Pontin. Development 2017, 144: 4684-4693. PMID: 29113992, PMCID: PMC5769618, DOI: 10.1242/dev.152314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynein arm assemblyCilia motilityTah1-Pih1 (R2TP) complexAxonemal dynein assemblyMacromolecular protein complexesIntermediate chain 1Reptin functionsRUVBL1-RUVBL2R2TP complexAAA ATPasesCytosolic punctaArm assemblyDynein assemblyAssembly factorsCytosolic fociProtein complexesZebrafish embryosCilia defectsInner dynein armsPontinCiliated tissuesMouse testisReptinChain 1Dynein arms
2013
Reptin/Ruvbl2 is a Lrrc6/Seahorse interactor essential for cilia motility
Zhao L, Yuan S, Cao Y, Kallakuri S, Li Y, Kishimoto N, DiBella L, Sun Z. Reptin/Ruvbl2 is a Lrrc6/Seahorse interactor essential for cilia motility. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 12697-12702. PMID: 23858445, PMCID: PMC3732945, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1300968110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseCilia motilityDamage responseAxonemal dynein armsReptin functionsDefective cilia motilityVertebrate developmentTranscriptional regulationVivo functionCiliary defectsMutantsPCD genesReptinRUVBL2Expression levelsZebrafishSeahorsesDynein armsAutosomal recessive diseasePrimary ciliary dyskinesiaMotilityMultiple processesArm formationRecessive diseaseInteractors