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Projekt Druckansicht

Strukturelle und funktionale Charakterisierung des regulativen Netzwerks der Plus-Enden von Mikrotubuli mittels Hybridmethoden

Antragstellerin Dr. Naoko Mizuno
Fachliche Zuordnung Strukturbiologie
Förderung Förderung von 2014 bis 2018
Projektkennung Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 254667228
 
Erstellungsjahr 2018

Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse

p150 is a member of +TIPs, accumulating at microtubule plus ends. It plays a key role in initiating retrograde transport by recruiting and dynein. p150 contains a microtubule-binding CAP-Gly domain that accelerates tubulin polymerization. While this copolymerization is well studied using light microscopic techniques, structural consequences of the interaction are elusive. In this proposed research, we published a research article presenting a direct visualization of the microtubule-CAP-Gly by cryo-EM and showed the molecular mechanism of the control of microtubule dynamics. The neutralization of acidic tubulin surface by the basic extension of CAP-Gly resulted in the activation of the lateral association. In the condition where the lateral association is impeded, the extended CAP-Gly induces the longitudinal tubulin association. These two directional modes of self-associations induced by CAP-Gly may provide a foundation for the microtubule dynamic behavior.

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