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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2012

The CSC connects three major axonemal complexes involved in dynein regulation.

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

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2012. 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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57 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas HeuserBiology Department, Rosenstiel Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.
Erin E Dymek
Jianfeng Lin
Elizabeth F Smith
Daniela Nicastro
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

Motile cilia and flagella are highly conserved organelles that play important roles in human health and development. We recently discovered a calmodulin- and spoke-associ-ated complex (CSC) that is required for wild-type motility and for the stable assembly of a subset of radial spokes. Using cryo-electron tomography, we present the first structure-based localization model of the CSC. Chlamydomonas flagella have two full-length radial spokes, RS1 and RS2, and a shorter RS3 homologue, the RS3 stand-in (RS3S). Using newly developed techniques for analyzing samples with structural heterogeneity, we demonstrate that the CSC connects three major axonemal complexes involved in dynein regulation: RS2, the nexin-dynein regulatory complex (N-DRC), and RS3S. These results provide insights into how signals from the radial spokes may be transmitted to the N-DRC and ultimately to the dynein motors. Our results also indicate that although structurally very similar, RS1 and RS2 likely serve different functions in regulating flagellar motility.

Indexed as

AxonemeCalmodulinChlamydomonas reinhardtiiDyneinsFlagellaGene Knockdown TechniquesMicrotubulesPlant ProteinsProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, QuaternaryRNA InterferenceCalmodulinDyneinsPlant Proteins

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PMID22740634
PMCPMC3418309
OpenAlexW2143292839

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