2022
The force required to remove tubulin from the microtubule lattice by pulling on its α-tubulin C-terminal tail
Kuo YW, Mahamdeh M, Tuna Y, Howard J. The force required to remove tubulin from the microtubule lattice by pulling on its α-tubulin C-terminal tail. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3651. PMID: 35752623, PMCID: PMC9233703, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31069-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Structures of outer-arm dynein array on microtubule doublet reveal a motor coordination mechanism
Rao Q, Han L, Wang Y, Chai P, Kuo YW, Yang R, Hu F, Yang Y, Howard J, Zhang K. Structures of outer-arm dynein array on microtubule doublet reveal a motor coordination mechanism. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2021, 28: 799-810. PMID: 34556869, PMCID: PMC8500839, DOI: 10.1038/s41594-021-00656-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter arm dyneinMicrotubule doubletsDistinct microtubule-binding domainsHigh-resolution structuresAction of dyneinsMicrotubule-binding domainNative tracksATP hydrolysisDynein motorsHydrolyze ATPConformational changesNucleotide cycleMotor coordination mechanismATP turnoverDyneinHead interactionsMechanical forces
2016
Dynamic curvature regulation accounts for the symmetric and asymmetric beats of Chlamydomonas flagella
Sartori P, Geyer VF, Scholich A, Jülicher F, Howard J. Dynamic curvature regulation accounts for the symmetric and asymmetric beats of Chlamydomonas flagella. ELife 2016, 5: e13258. PMID: 27166516, PMCID: PMC4924999, DOI: 10.7554/elife.13258.Peer-Reviewed Original Research