Cross-linking mass spectrometry for investigating protein conformations and protein–protein interactions─ a method for all seasons

L Piersimoni, PL Kastritis, C Arlt, A Sinz - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mass spectrometry (MS) has become one of the key technologies of structural biology. In this
review, the contributions of chemical cross-linking combined with mass spectrometry (XL …

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 …

Cross-linking mass spectrometry for mapping protein complex topologies in situ

K Lee, FJ O'Reilly - Essays in Biochemistry, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Cross-linking mass spectrometry has become an established technology to provide
structural information on the topology and dynamics of protein complexes. Readily …

A WDR35-dependent coat protein complex transports ciliary membrane cargo vesicles to cilia

T Quidwai, J Wang, EA Hall, NA Petriman, W Leng… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is a highly conserved mechanism for motor-driven transport of
cargo within cilia, but how this cargo is selectively transported to cilia is unclear …

The structural basis of intraflagellar transport at a glance

MA Jordan, G Pigino - Journal of cell science, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
The intraflagellar transport (IFT) system is a remarkable molecular machine used by cells to
assemble and maintain the cilium, a long organelle extending from eukaryotic cells that …

Structure and activation mechanism of the BBSome membrane protein trafficking complex

SK Singh, M Gui, F Koh, MCJ Yip, A Brown - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a currently incurable ciliopathy caused by the failure to
correctly establish or maintain cilia-dependent signaling pathways. Eight proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Intraflagellar transport trains and motors: Insights from structure

S Webb, AG Mukhopadhyay, AJ Roberts - Seminars in cell & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Intraflagellar transport (IFT) sculpts the proteome of cilia and flagella; the antenna-like
organelles found on the surface of virtually all human cell types. By delivering proteins to the …

Structure of the human BBSome core complex

BU Klink, C Gatsogiannis, O Hofnagel, A Wittinghofer… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The BBSome is a heterooctameric protein complex that plays a central role in primary cilia
homeostasis. Its malfunction causes the severe ciliopathy Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS). The …

Architecture of the IFT ciliary trafficking machinery and interplay between its components

K Nakayama, Y Katoh - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Cilia and flagella serve as cellular antennae and propellers in various eukaryotic cells, and
contain specific receptors and ion channels as well as components of axonemal …

A cryo-ET survey of microtubules and intracellular compartments in mammalian axons

HE Foster, C Ventura Santos, AP Carter - Journal of Cell Biology, 2021 - rupress.org
The neuronal axon is packed with cytoskeletal filaments, membranes, and organelles, many
of which move between the cell body and axon tip. Here, we used cryo-electron tomography …