Structural basis for cytoplasmic dynein-1 regulation by Lis1
eLife, 2022 The lissencephaly 1 gene, LIS1, is mutated in patients with the neurodevelopmental disease lissencephaly. The Lis1 protein is conserved from fungi to mammals and is a key regulator of cytoplasmic dynein-1, the major minus-end-directed microtubule motor ...
John P Gillies +6 more
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Dynein light intermediate chains as pivotal determinants of dynein multifunctionality [PDF]
Journal of Cell Science, 2021 ABSTRACT In animal cells, a single cytoplasmic dynein motor mediates microtubule minus-end-directed transport, counterbalancing dozens of plus-end-directed kinesins. The remarkable ability of dynein to interact with a diverse cargo spectrum stems from its tightly regulated recruitment of cargo-specific adaptor proteins, which engage the ...
Amrita Kumari +3 more
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Nde1 and Ndel1: Outstanding Mysteries in Dynein-Mediated Transport
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 Cytoplasmic dynein-1 (dynein) is the primary microtubule minus-end directed molecular motor in most eukaryotes. As such, dynein has a broad array of functions that range from driving retrograde-directed cargo trafficking to forming and focusing the ...
Sharon R. Garrott +4 more
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Dynein and intraflagellar transport [PDF]
Experimental Cell Research, 2015 Publisher Summary This chapter provides a brief background on intraflagellar transport (IFT) and reviews the studies culminating in the identification of the dynein motor that powers retrograde IFT. IFT is the active movement of multi-subunit particles along axonemal doublet microtubules in the space between the outer-doublet microtubules and the ...
Hou, Yuqing, Witman, George B.
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Regulation of chromosome congression : focus on the function of hSpindly and the kinetochore recruitment of the Ska complex [PDF]
, 2011 Mitosis is a process in which cells divide their genetic materials equally into two daughter cells. During mitosis, specialized structures called kinetochores (KTs), located at the centromeric regions of chromosomes, are captured by microtubules (MTs ...
Chan, Ying Wai
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Investigating the role of R2TP-like co-chaperone complexes during axonemal dynein assembly [PDF]
, 2022 Motile cilia are specialised cell-types which in humans have important roles in the linings of the airways, the reproductive system and the brain.
Lennon, Jennifer
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Lissencephaly-1 is a context-dependent regulator of the human dynein complex
eLife, 2017 The cytoplasmic dynein-1 (dynein) motor plays a central role in microtubule organisation and cargo transport. These functions are spatially regulated by association of dynein and its accessory complex dynactin with dynamic microtubule plus ends. Here, we
Janina Baumbach +6 more
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Dynein promotes sustained axonal growth and Schwann cell remodeling early during peripheral nerve regeneration. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2019 Following injury, axons of the peripheral nervous system have retained the capacity for regeneration. While it is well established that injury signals require molecular motors for their transport from the injury site to the nucleus, whether kinesin and ...
Melissa Ducommun Priest +3 more
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Dynein-2 intermediate chains play crucial but distinct roles in primary cilia formation and function
eLife, 2018 The dynein-2 microtubule motor is the retrograde motor for intraflagellar transport. Mutations in dynein-2 components cause skeletal ciliopathies, notably Jeune syndrome. Dynein-2 contains a heterodimer of two non-identical intermediate chains, WDR34 and
Laura Vuolo +3 more
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Cortical dynein pulling mechanism is regulated by differentially targeted attachment molecule Num1
eLife, 2018 Cortical dynein generates pulling forces via microtubule (MT) end capture-shrinkage and lateral MT sliding mechanisms. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the dynein attachment molecule Num1 interacts with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria to ...
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