2020
Structures of cofilin-induced structural changes reveal local and asymmetric perturbations of actin filaments
Huehn AR, Bibeau JP, Schramm AC, Cao W, De La Cruz EM, Sindelar CV. Structures of cofilin-induced structural changes reveal local and asymmetric perturbations of actin filaments. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 1478-1484. PMID: 31900364, PMCID: PMC6983403, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1915987117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilament severingActin filamentsSevering activityCofilin/ADF familyActin conformational changesActin filament severingFilament-severing activityCryo-electron microscopy dataSevers actin filamentsWeak severing activityUnique binding modeCofilin clustersActin structuresCofilin bindingCofilin-decorated segmentsCofilinMolecular understandingBarbed endsConformational changesCooperative bindingBinding cooperativityFilament endsPositive cooperativityBinding modesSevering
2018
Structural basis of the filamin A actin-binding domain interaction with F-actin
Iwamoto DV, Huehn A, Simon B, Huet-Calderwood C, Baldassarre M, Sindelar CV, Calderwood DA. Structural basis of the filamin A actin-binding domain interaction with F-actin. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2018, 25: 918-927. PMID: 30224736, PMCID: PMC6173970, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-018-0128-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActin-binding domainCalponin homology domainHomology domainF-actinActin cross-linking proteinFunction mutationsTandem calponin homology domainsDisease-associated mutantsCryo-electron microscopyHigh-resolution structuresNumerous genetic diseasesSequence conservationHigher-order structureLinking proteinStructural basisDomain interactionsCell shapeActin filamentsMolecular understandingN-terminalFunctional studiesGenetic diseasesMissense mutationsMutationsAtomic resolution
2016
Ring-like oligomers of Synaptotagmins and related C2 domain proteins
Zanetti MN, Bello OD, Wang J, Coleman J, Cai Y, Sindelar CV, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Ring-like oligomers of Synaptotagmins and related C2 domain proteins. ELife 2016, 5: e17262. PMID: 27434670, PMCID: PMC4977156, DOI: 10.7554/elife.17262.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Site-specific cation release drives actin filament severing by vertebrate cofilin
Kang H, Bradley MJ, Cao W, Zhou K, Grintsevich EE, Michelot A, Sindelar CV, Hochstrasser M, De La Cruz EM. Site-specific cation release drives actin filament severing by vertebrate cofilin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 17821-17826. PMID: 25468977, PMCID: PMC4273407, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413397111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilament severingActin filamentsActin filament severingKey regulatory functionsConcentration of endsActin filament fragmentationEukaryotic cellsCation-binding sitesProtein cofilinDeletion mutantsS. cerevisiaeSubunit exchangeFilament turnoverActin polymerizationEssential functionsSite-specific interactionsCofilinMolecular mechanismsAssembly dynamicsRegulatory functionsActin moleculesFilament fragmentationFilament structureSustained motilitySeveringCalcium sensitive ring-like oligomers formed by synaptotagmin
Wang J, Bello O, Auclair SM, Wang J, Coleman J, Pincet F, Krishnakumar SS, Sindelar CV, Rothman JE. Calcium sensitive ring-like oligomers formed by synaptotagmin. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 13966-13971. PMID: 25201968, PMCID: PMC4183308, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1415849111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesicle protein Synaptotagmin 1Cytosolic domainSoluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorN-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factorMembrane fusion machineryReceptor complex assemblyRing-like oligomersFusion machineryC2 domainComplex assemblySynaptotagmin-1Helical reconstructionFusion proceedsNovel mechanismStructural mechanismsLipid monolayersNeurotransmitter releaseAbsence of calciumPhysiological concentrationsRing formationPresence of calciumFree calcium ionsSynaptotagminCalcium influxCircular arrangementHigh-resolution structures of kinesin on microtubules provide a basis for nucleotide-gated force-generation
Shang Z, Zhou K, Xu C, Csencsits R, Cochran JC, Sindelar CV. High-resolution structures of kinesin on microtubules provide a basis for nucleotide-gated force-generation. ELife 2014, 3: e04686. PMID: 25415053, PMCID: PMC4383081, DOI: 10.7554/elife.04686.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The beginning of kinesin's force-generating cycle visualized at 9-Å resolution
Sindelar CV, Downing KH. The beginning of kinesin's force-generating cycle visualized at 9-Å resolution. Journal Of Cell Biology 2007, 177: 377-385. PMID: 17470637, PMCID: PMC2064809, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200612090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSwitch II helixMicrotubule-binding proteinN-terminal extensionII helixNucleotide-free stateCryo-electron microscopySwitch IMicrotubule contactsResponse elementSingle-particle reconstructionConformational changesMicrotubulesActivation mechanismKinesinHigh-resolution characterizationHelixProtein
2003
Thermodynamic Properties of the Kinesin Neck-Region Docking to the Catalytic Core
Rice S, Cui Y, Sindelar C, Naber N, Matuska M, Vale R, Cooke R. Thermodynamic Properties of the Kinesin Neck-Region Docking to the Catalytic Core. Biophysical Journal 2003, 84: 1844-1854. PMID: 12609886, PMCID: PMC1302753, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(03)74992-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research