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
2022
Cryo-EM structure of an active central apparatus
Han L, Rao Q, Yang R, Wang Y, Chai P, Xiong Y, Zhang K. Cryo-EM structure of an active central apparatus. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2022, 29: 472-482. PMID: 35578022, PMCID: PMC9113940, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-022-00769-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral apparatusDiverse cellular activitiesKinesin-like proteinCryo-EM structureArmadillo repeat proteinsCryo-electron microscopyHigh-resolution structuresEukaryotic speciesProtein subunitsMotile ciliaBridge proteinsPair of microtubulesRegulatory roleCellular activitiesProteinDynamic conformational behaviorCiliary motilityCiliaCiliary beatingStructural frameworkConformational behaviorSubunitsMicrotubulesRegulatorSpecies
2021
The activation mechanisms of master kinases in the DNA damage response
Xiao J, Rao Q, Xu Y. The activation mechanisms of master kinases in the DNA damage response. Genome Instability & Disease 2021, 2: 211-224. DOI: 10.1007/s42764-021-00045-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA damage responsePIKK regulatory domainDNA-PKDamage responseMultiple DNA repair pathwaysDNA damageStructures of ATMCryo-electron microscopyDNA repair pathwaysSeries of proteinsKinase structureMaster kinaseRegulatory domainRepair pathwaysGenetic informationCritical kinaseMolecular mechanismsSophisticated mechanismsExtrinsic stimuliActivation mechanismKinaseCritical roleATRPathwayEukaryotesCryo‐EM Structures of Outer‐arm Dynein Array Bound to Microtubule Doublet Reveal a Mechanism for Motor Coordination
Rao Q, Wang Y, Chai P, Kuo Y, Han L, Yang R, Yang Y, Howard J, Zhang K. Cryo‐EM Structures of Outer‐arm Dynein Array Bound to Microtubule Doublet Reveal a Mechanism for Motor Coordination. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.s1.03099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOuter arm dyneinMicrotubule-bound stateInner arm dyneinsCentral pair complexMicrotubule-binding domainMicrotubule doubletsIntermediate chainATP hydrolysisFundamental cellular processesHeavy chainCryo-EM structureCryo-EM analysisCryo-electron tomographyKey motor proteinCryo-electron microscopyLight chainCellular processesEukaryotic ciliaT. thermophilaEmbryonic developmentAdjacent microtubule doubletsCellular motilityMotor proteinsAxonemal dyneinsMotile cilia