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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2011

The CSC is required for complete radial spoke assembly and wild-type ciliary motility.

Erin E Dymek, Thomas Heuser, Daniela Nicastro, Elizabeth F Smith

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

57 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Heme-binding protein CYB5D1 is a radial spoke component required for coordinated ciliary beating.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erin E DymekDepartment of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
Thomas Heuser
Daniela Nicastro
Elizabeth F Smith
Brandeis University · USDartmouth College · US

Funding

Structure and Function of Complexes that Regulate Ciliary MotilityR01GM083122 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Daniela Nicastro · 2007 to 2026
$6.2M
Calcium regulation of flagellar motilityR01GM066919 · NIGMS · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI SMITH, ELIZABETH F · 2003 to 2012
$2.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM083122NIGMS NIH HHS GM66919NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM066919NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083122
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ubiquitous calcium binding protein, calmodulin (CaM), plays a major role in regulating the motility of all eukaryotic cilia and flagella. We previously identified a CaM and Spoke associated Complex (CSC) and provided evidence that this complex mediates regulatory signals between the radial spokes and dynein arms. We have now used an artificial microRNA (amiRNA) approach to reduce expression of two CSC subunits in Chlamydomonas. For all amiRNA mutants, the entire CSC is lacking or severely reduced in flagella. Structural studies of mutant axonemes revealed that assembly of radial spoke 2 is defective. Furthermore, analysis of both flagellar beating and microtubule sliding in vitro demonstrates that the CSC plays a critical role in modulating dynein activity. Our results not only indicate that the CSC is required for spoke assembly and wild-type motility, but also provide evidence for heterogeneity among the radial spokes.

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Cell MovementAxonemeCalciumCalmodulinCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsChlamydomonas reinhardtiiCiliaDyneinsFlagellaMicroRNAsMicrotubulesMultiprotein ComplexesMutationPlant ProteinsProtozoan ProteinsCalciumCalmodulinCalmodulin-Binding ProteinsDyneinsMicroRNAsMultiprotein ComplexesPlant ProteinsProtozoan Proteinsradial spoke protein, Chlamydomonas

Identifiers

PMID21613541
PMCPMC3135477
OpenAlexW1984305902

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