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
2020
An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete
Gibson KH, Trajtenberg F, Wunder EA, Brady MR, San Martin F, Mechaly A, Shang Z, Liu J, Picardeau M, Ko A, Buschiazzo A, Sindelar CV. An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete. ELife 2020, 9: e53672. PMID: 32157997, PMCID: PMC7065911, DOI: 10.7554/elife.53672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyKey functional attributesNative flagellar filamentsHigh-resolution cryo-electron tomographyPeriplasmic spaceSheath proteinStructural basisFlagellar filamentsLeptospira spirochetesSpirochete bacteriaEntire cellFunctional attributesX-ray crystallographyImportant pathogenSupercoilingMotilityBacteriaFilamentsCell bodiesFlagellaSpirochetesProteinFlagellinDistinctive meansEndoflagella