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Cryo-EM captures early intermediate steps in dynein activation by LIS1.
Nature communications - 1 Aug 2025
Nguyen Kendrick H V, Karasmanis Eva P, Kendrick Agnieszka A, Reck-Peterson Samara L, Leschziner Andres E
Abstract excerpt
Cytoplasmic dynein-1 (dynein) is an essential molecular motor in eukaryotic cells. Dynein primarily exists in an autoinhibited Phi state and requires conformational changes to assemble with its cofactors and form active transport complexes. LIS1, a key dynein regulator, enhances dynein activation and assembly. Using cryo-EM and a human dynein-LIS1 sample incubated with ATP, we map the conformational landscape of...
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