The cytoplasmic dynein transport machinery and its many cargoes

SL Reck-Peterson, WB Redwine, RD Vale… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
Cytoplasmic dynein 1 is an important microtubule-based motor in many eukaryotic cells.
Dynein has critical roles both in interphase and during cell division. Here, we focus on …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane protein architects: the role of the BAM complex in outer membrane protein assembly

TJ Knowles, A Scott-Tucker, M Overduin… - Nature Reviews …, 2009 - nature.com
The folding of transmembrane proteins into the outer membrane presents formidable
challenges to Gram-negative bacteria. These proteins must migrate from the cytoplasm …

Structure of dynein–dynactin on microtubules shows tandem adaptor binding

S Chaaban, AP Carter - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Cytoplasmic dynein is a microtubule motor that is activated by its cofactor dynactin and a
coiled-coil cargo adaptor,–. Up to two dynein dimers can be recruited per dynactin, and …

Cryo-EM shows how dynactin recruits two dyneins for faster movement

L Urnavicius, CK Lau, MM Elshenawy, E Morales-Rios… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Dynein and its cofactor dynactin form a highly processive microtubule motor in the presence
of an activating adaptor, such as BICD2. Different adaptors link dynein and dynactin to …

[HTML][HTML] Cryo-EM reveals how human cytoplasmic dynein is auto-inhibited and activated

K Zhang, HE Foster, A Rondelet, SE Lacey… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Cytoplasmic dynein-1 binds dynactin and cargo adaptor proteins to form a transport
machine capable of long-distance processive movement along microtubules. However, it is …

The structure of the dynactin complex and its interaction with dynein

L Urnavicius, K Zhang, AG Diamant, C Motz… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Dynactin is an essential cofactor for the microtubule motor cytoplasmic dynein-1. We report
the structure of the 23-subunit dynactin complex by cryo-electron microscopy to 4.0 …

Molecular mechanism of dynein-dynactin complex assembly by LIS1

K Singh, CK Lau, G Manigrasso, JB Gama… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Cytoplasmic dynein is a microtubule motor vital for cellular organization and division. It
functions as a~ 4-megadalton complex containing its cofactor dynactin and a cargo-specific …

Structure of the dynein-2 complex and its assembly with intraflagellar transport trains

K Toropova, R Zalyte, AG Mukhopadhyay… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
Dynein-2 assembles with polymeric intraflagellar transport (IFT) trains to form a transport
machinery that is crucial for cilia biogenesis and signaling. Here we recombinantly …

[HTML][HTML] Structures of outer-arm dynein array on microtubule doublet reveal a motor coordination mechanism

Q Rao, L Han, Y Wang, P Chai, Y Kuo… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
Thousands of outer-arm dyneins (OADs) are arrayed in the axoneme to drive a rhythmic
ciliary beat. Coordination among multiple OADs is essential for generating mechanical …

Coupling viruses to dynein and kinesin‐1

MP Dodding, M Way - The EMBO journal, 2011 - embopress.org
It is now clear that transport on microtubules by dynein and kinesin family motors has an
important if not critical role in the replication and spread of many different viruses …