ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2017
Intraflagellar transport dynein is autoinhibited by trapping of its mechanical and track-binding elements.
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- Roles for CEP170 in cilia function and dynein-2 assembly.Journal of cell science · 2024Article
- Structure and tethering mechanism of dynein-2 intermediate chains in intraflagellar transport.The EMBO journal · 2024Article
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- Disease-associated mutations in WDR34 lead to diverse impacts on the assembly and function of dynein-2.Journal of cell science · 2023Article
- Multiple interactions of the dynein-2 complex with the IFT-B complex are required for effective intraflagellar transport.Journal of cell science · 2023Article
- KIF1A-Associated Neurological Disorder: An Overview of a Rare Mutational Disease.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Mechanochemical tuning of a kinesin motor essential for malaria parasite transmission.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Molecular architecture of the autoinhibited kinesin-1 lambda particle.Science advances · 2022Article
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- Cooperative amyloid fibre binding and disassembly by the Hsp70 disaggregase.The EMBO journal · 2022Article
- Combinations of deletion and missense variations of the dynein-2 DYNC2LI1 subunit found in skeletal ciliopathies cause ciliary defects.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- WDR60-mediated dynein-2 loading into cilia powers retrograde IFT and transition zone crossing.The Journal of cell biology · 2022Article
- Cryo-EM structure of a microtubule-bound parasite kinesin motor and implications for its mechanism and inhibition.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Cilia are multifunctional organelles that are constructed using intraflagellar transport (IFT) of cargo to and from their tip. It is widely held that the retrograde IFT motor, dynein-2, must be controlled in order to reach the ciliary tip and then unleashed to power the return journey. However, the mechanism is unknown. Here, we systematically define the mechanochemistry of human dynein-2 motors as monomers, dimers, and multimotor assemblies with kinesin-II. Combining these data with insights from single-particle EM, we discover that dynein-2 dimers are intrinsically autoinhibited. Inhibition is mediated by trapping dynein-2's mechanical 'linker' and 'stalk' domains within a novel motor-motor interface. We find that linker-mediated inhibition enables efficient transport of dynein-2 by kinesin-II in vitro. These results suggest a conserved mechanism for autoregulation among dimeric dyneins, which is exploited as a switch for dynein-2's recycling activity during IFT.
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