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 …

New insights into the mechanism of dynein motor regulation by lissencephaly-1

SM Markus, MG Marzo, RJ McKenney - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Lissencephaly ('smooth brain') is a severe brain disease associated with numerous
symptoms, including cognitive impairment, and shortened lifespan. The main causative …

[HTML][HTML] Lis1 acts as a “clutch” between the ATPase and microtubule-binding domains of the dynein motor

J Huang, AJ Roberts, AE Leschziner… - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
The lissencephaly protein Lis1 has been reported to regulate the mechanical behavior of
cytoplasmic dynein, the primary minus-end-directed microtubule motor. However, the …

LIS1 promotes the formation of activated cytoplasmic dynein-1 complexes

ZM Htet, JP Gillies, RW Baker, AE Leschziner… - Nature cell …, 2020 - nature.com
Cytoplasmic dynein-1 is a molecular motor that drives nearly all minus-end-directed
microtubule-based transport in human cells, performing functions that range from retrograde …

Autoinhibition and cooperative activation mechanisms of cytoplasmic dynein

T Torisawa, M Ichikawa, A Furuta, K Saito, K Oiwa… - Nature cell …, 2014 - nature.com
Cytoplasmic dynein is a two-headed microtubule-based motor responsible for diverse
intracellular movements, including minus-end-directed transport of organelles,,. The motility …

Lis1 is an initiation factor for dynein-driven organelle transport

MJ Egan, K Tan, SL Reck-Peterson - Journal of Cell Biology, 2012 - rupress.org
The molecular motor cytoplasmic dynein is responsible for most minus-end–directed,
microtubule-based transport in eukaryotic cells. It is especially important in neurons, where …

Cytoplasmic dynein

VJ Allan - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2011 - portlandpress.com
The organization and function of eukaryotic cells rely on the action of many different
molecular motor proteins. Cytoplasmic dynein drives the movement of a wide range of …

Nde1 promotes Lis1-mediated activation of dynein

Y Zhao, S Oten, A Yildiz - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Cytoplasmic dynein drives the motility and force generation functions towards the
microtubule minus end. The assembly of dynein with dynactin and a cargo adaptor in an …

Lis1 regulates dynein by sterically blocking its mechanochemical cycle

K Toropova, S Zou, AJ Roberts, WB Redwine… - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
Regulation of cytoplasmic dynein's motor activity is essential for diverse eukaryotic functions,
including cell division, intracellular transport, and brain development. The dynein regulator …

Ndel1 disfavors dynein–dynactin–adaptor complex formation in two distinct ways

SR Garrott, JP Gillies, A Siva, SR Little… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Dynein is the primary minus-end-directed microtubule motor protein. To achieve activation,
dynein binds to the dynactin complex and an adaptor to form the" activated dynein complex." …