2024
Noncanonical interaction with microtubules via the N-terminal nonmotor domain is critical for the functions of a bidirectional kinesin
Singh S, Siegler N, Pandey H, Yanir N, Popov M, Goldstein-Levitin A, Sadan M, Debs G, Zarivach R, Frank G, Kass I, Sindelar C, Zalk R, Gheber L. Noncanonical interaction with microtubules via the N-terminal nonmotor domain is critical for the functions of a bidirectional kinesin. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadi1367. PMID: 38324691, PMCID: PMC10849588, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi1367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBidirectional motilityKinesin-5Plus-end-directed motilityKinesin-5 motorsCryo-EMC-terminal tailCryo-EM mapsPlus-end-directed kinesinCryo-electron microscopyDeletion mutantsNoncanonical interactionsIntracellular functionsCin8Cryo-electronMotor domainMotilityNonmotor domainsMutantsB-tubulinSingle-moleculeCell viabilityIn vivoIn vitroIn vitro experimentsLocal defects
2018
The actin filament twist changes abruptly at boundaries between bare and cofilin-decorated segments
Huehn A, Cao W, Elam WA, Liu X, De La Cruz EM, Sindelar CV. The actin filament twist changes abruptly at boundaries between bare and cofilin-decorated segments. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2018, 293: 5377-5383. PMID: 29463680, PMCID: PMC5900768, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ac118.001843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCofilin-decorated segmentsConformational changesCofilin/ADF proteinsActin-remodeling proteinsBind actin filamentsActin filament interactionsCofilin-induced changesEffects of cofilinCooperative conformational changesProtein occupancyADF proteinsCellular processesCell divisionStructure-based methodsCryo-EMActin segmentsIntracellular transportActin filamentsFilament twistCooperative bindingCofilinTwist changesActinFluorophore labelingSubunits
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