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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
卷 187, 期 6, 页码 921-933出版社
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200908067
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- National Institutes of Health [GM083122, GM55667]
- National Science Foundation [DMR-MRSEC-0820492]
- Pew Scholars Award
- Division Of Materials Research
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [0820492] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Cilia and flagella are highly conserved microtubule (MT)-based organelles with motile and sensory functions, and ciliary defects have been linked to several human diseases. The 9 + 2 structure of motile axonemes contains nine MT doublets interconnected by nexin links, which surround a central pair of singlet MTs. Motility is generated by the orchestrated activity of thousands of dynein motors, which drive interdoublet sliding. A key regulator of motor activity is the dynein regulatory complex (DRC), but detailed structural information is lacking. Using cryoelectron tomography of wildtype and mutant axonemes from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, we visualized the DRC in situ at molecular resolution. We present the three dimensional structure of the DRC, including a model for its subunit organization and intermolecular connections that establish the DRC as a major regulatory node. We further demonstrate that the DRC is the nexin link, which is thought to be critical for the generation of axonemal bending.
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