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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2011

Building blocks of the nexin-dynein regulatory complex in Chlamydomonas flagella.

Jianfeng Lin, Douglas Tritschler, Kangkang Song, Cynthia F Barber, Jennifer S Cobb, Mary E Porter, Daniela Nicastro

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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68 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Jianfeng LinBiology Department, Rosenstiel Center, MS029, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454.
Douglas TritschlerDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, and.
Kangkang SongBiology Department, Rosenstiel Center, MS029, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454.
Cynthia F BarberBiology Department, Rosenstiel Center, MS029, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454.
Jennifer S CobbChemistry Department, MS015, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454.
Mary E PorterDepartment of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, and.
Daniela NicastroBiology Department, Rosenstiel Center, MS029, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454,. Electronic address: nicastro@brandeis.edu.

Funding

Structure and Function of Complexes that Regulate Ciliary MotilityR01GM083122 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Daniela Nicastro · 2007 to 2026
$6.2M
Assembly, Targeting, And Regulation Of Dynein MotorsR01GM055667 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI PORTER, MARY E. · 1997 to 2023
$5.4M
Assembly , Targeting, and Regulation of Dynein MotorsR37GM055667 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI PORTER, MARY E. · 2005 to 2014
$4.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM083122NIGMS NIH HHS GM55667NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM055667NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083122NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM055667
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The directional flow generated by motile cilia and flagella is critical for many processes, including human development and organ function. Normal beating requires the control and coordination of thousands of dynein motors, and the nexin-dynein regulatory complex (N-DRC) has been identified as an important regulatory node for orchestrating dynein activity. The nexin link appears to be critical for the transformation of dynein-driven, linear microtubule sliding to flagellar bending, yet the molecular composition and mechanism of the N-DRC remain largely unknown. Here, we used proteomics with special attention to protein phosphorylation to analyze the composition of the N-DRC and to determine which subunits may be important for signal transduction. Two-dimensional electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry of WT and mutant flagellar axonemes from Chlamydomonas identified 12 N-DRC-associated proteins, including all seven previously observed N-DRC components. Sequence and PCR analyses identified the mutation responsible for the phenotype of the sup-pf-4 strain, and biochemical comparison with a radial spoke mutant revealed two components that may link the N-DRC and the radial spokes. Phosphoproteomics revealed eight proteins with phosphorylated isoforms for which the isoform patterns changed with the genotype as well as two components that may play pivotal roles in N-DRC function through their phosphorylation status. These data were assembled into a model of the N-DRC that explains aspects of its regulatory function.

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AxonemeChlamydomonas reinhardtiiDyneinsFlagellaHumansMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMutationPhosphorylationPlant ProteinsProteomicsDyneinsMicrotubule-Associated Proteinsmicrotubule nexinPlant Proteins

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PMID21700706
PMCPMC3190725

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