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ArticleNature2011

The crystal structure of dynamin.

Marijn G J Ford, Simon Jenni, Jodi Nunnari

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Article in Nature, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 149 papers.

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149citing papers in PubMed
13.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

149 citing papers in PubMed, 265 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Molecular machineries shaping the mitochondrial inner membrane.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2025
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  5. Structural and functional characterization of the brain-specific dynamin superfamily member RNF112.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  6. Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial dynamics.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marijn G J FordDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA.
Simon Jenni
Jodi Nunnari
University of California, Davis · USHarvard University · US

Funding

The Mechanism of Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion.R01GM062942 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI NUNNARI, JODI M. · 2001 to 2013
$3.9M
Mechanisms controlling mitochondrial division and positioningR01GM097432 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI NUNNARI, JODI M. · 2011 to 2014
$1.2M
Howard Hughes Medical Institute DRG-2004-09NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062942NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM062942S1NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM097432NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM097432
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamin-related proteins (DRPs) are multi-domain GTPases that function via oligomerization and GTP-dependent conformational changes to play central roles in regulating membrane structure across phylogenetic kingdoms. How DRPs harness self-assembly and GTP-dependent conformational changes to remodel membranes is not understood. Here we present the crystal structure of an assembly-deficient mammalian endocytic DRP, dynamin 1, lacking the proline-rich domain, in its nucleotide-free state. The dynamin 1 monomer is an extended structure with the GTPase domain and bundle signalling element positioned on top of a long helical stalk with the pleckstrin homology domain flexibly attached on its opposing end. Dynamin 1 dimer and higher order dimer multimers form via interfaces located in the stalk. Analysis of these interfaces provides insight into DRP family member specificity and regulation and provides a framework for understanding the biogenesis of higher order DRP structures and the mechanism of DRP-mediated membrane scission events.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayDynamin IGuanosine TriphosphateHumansModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNucleotidesProtein BindingProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsDynamin IGuanosine TriphosphateNucleotides

Identifiers

PMID21927001
PMCPMC4075756
OpenAlexW2065828105

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