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ArticleNature communications2022

Molecular architecture of the augmin complex.

Clinton A Gabel, Zhuang Li, Andrew G DeMarco, Ziguo Zhang, Jing Yang, Mark C Hall, David Barford, Leifu Chang

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Clinton A GabelDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1681-436X
Zhuang LiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Andrew G DeMarcoPurdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Ziguo ZhangMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7268-9631
Jing YangMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Mark C HallPurdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6429-2506
David BarfordMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8810-950X
Leifu ChangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA. lchang18@purdue.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6107-5271
Purdue University West Lafayette · USMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

Quality Assurance and Quality Control Project Management: Improving Submissions and Study Conduct in the Human Subjects Research Prior Approval ProcessUL1TR002529 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI MOE, SHARON M, WIEHE, SARAH ELIZABETH · 2018 to 2022
$27.2M
Purdue University Molecular Biophysics Training ProgramT32GM132024 · NIGMS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI Angeline Marie Lyon, John Tesmer · 2019 to 2026
$2.0M
Molecular basis for CRISPR RNA-guided nucleic acid cleavage and DNA transpositionR01GM138675 · NIGMS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI CHANG, LEIFU · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
Cancer Research UK 14109Cancer Research UK 24307Cancer Research UK C576/A14109Medical Research Council MC_UP_1201/6NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002529NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138675NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM132024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate segregation of chromosomes during mitosis depends on the correct assembly of the mitotic spindle, a bipolar structure composed mainly of microtubules. The augmin complex, or homologous to augmin subunits (HAUS) complex, is an eight-subunit protein complex required for building robust mitotic spindles in metazoa. Augmin increases microtubule density within the spindle by recruiting the γ-tubulin ring complex (γ-TuRC) to pre-existing microtubules and nucleating branching microtubules. Here, we elucidate the molecular architecture of augmin by single particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), computational methods, and crosslinking mass spectrometry (CLMS). Augmin's highly flexible structure contains a V-shaped head and a filamentous tail, with the head existing in either extended or contracted conformational states. Our work highlights how cryo-EM, complemented by computational advances and CLMS, can elucidate the structure of a challenging protein complex and provides insights into the function of augmin in mediating microtubule branching nucleation.

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Microtubule-Associated ProteinsTubulinCryoelectron MicroscopyMicrotubulesSpindle ApparatusMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsTubulin

Identifiers

PMID36114186
PMCPMC9481612
OpenAlexW4296042286

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