Structural biology of cilia and intraflagellar transport

N Klena, G Pigino - Annual review of cell and developmental …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Cilia are ubiquitous microtubule-based eukaryotic organelles that project from the cell to
generate motility or function in cellular signaling. Motile cilia or flagella contain axonemal …

The tubulin code: molecular components, readout mechanisms, and functions

C Janke - Journal of Cell Biology, 2014 - rupress.org
Microtubules are cytoskeletal filaments that are dynamically assembled from α/β-tubulin
heterodimers. The primary sequence and structure of the tubulin proteins and, consequently …

[HTML][HTML] Structural specializations of the sperm tail

MR Leung, J Zeng, X Wang, MC Roelofs, W Huang… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Sperm motility is crucial to reproductive success in sexually reproducing organisms.
Impaired sperm movement causes male infertility, which is increasing globally. Sperm are …

De novo identification of mammalian ciliary motility proteins using cryo-EM

M Gui, H Farley, P Anujan, JR Anderson, DW Maxwell… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Dynein-decorated doublet microtubules (DMTs) are critical components of the oscillatory
molecular machine of cilia, the axoneme, and have luminal surfaces patterned periodically …

Functions and mechanics of dynein motor proteins

AJ Roberts, T Kon, PJ Knight, K Sutoh… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2013 - nature.com
Fuelled by ATP hydrolysis, dyneins generate force and movement on microtubules in a
wealth of biological processes, including ciliary beating, cell division and intracellular …

Structure of the decorated ciliary doublet microtubule

M Ma, M Stoyanova, G Rademacher, SK Dutcher… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The axoneme of motile cilia is the largest macromolecular machine of eukaryotic cells. In
humans, impaired axoneme function causes a range of ciliopathies. Axoneme assembly …

Native doublet microtubules from Tetrahymena thermophila reveal the importance of outer junction proteins

S Kubo, CS Black, E Joachimiak, SK Yang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cilia are ubiquitous eukaryotic organelles responsible for cellular motility and sensory
functions. The ciliary axoneme is a microtubule-based cytoskeleton consisting of two central …

Axoneme structure from motile cilia

T Ishikawa - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The axoneme is the main extracellular part of cilia and flagella in eukaryotes. It consists of a
microtubule cytoskeleton, which normally comprises nine doublets. In motile cilia, dynein …

Cryo-electron tomography: the challenge of doing structural biology in situ

V Lučić, A Rigort, W Baumeister - Journal of Cell Biology, 2013 - rupress.org
Electron microscopy played a key role in establishing cell biology as a discipline, by
producing fundamental insights into cellular organization and ultrastructure. Many seminal …

Intraflagellar transport: mechanisms of motor action, cooperation, and cargo delivery

B Prevo, JM Scholey, EJG Peterman - The FEBS journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is a form of motor‐dependent cargo transport that is essential for
the assembly, maintenance, and length control of cilia, which play critical roles in motility …