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Title | Native architecture of the centriole proximal region reveals features underlying its 9-fold radial symmetry. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Curr Biol, Vol. 23, Issue 17, Page 1620-1628, Year 2013 |
Publish date | Sep 9, 2013 |
Authors | Paul Guichard / Virginie Hachet / Norbert Majubu / Aitana Neves / Davide Demurtas / Natacha Olieric / Isabelle Fluckiger / Akinori Yamada / Kumiko Kihara / Yuichiro Nishida / Shigeharu Moriya / Michel O Steinmetz / Yuichi Hongoh / Pierre Gönczy / |
PubMed Abstract | BACKGROUND: Centrioles are cylindrical microtubule-based structures whose assembly is critical for the formation of cilia, flagella, and centrosomes. The centriole proximal region harbors a cartwheel ...BACKGROUND: Centrioles are cylindrical microtubule-based structures whose assembly is critical for the formation of cilia, flagella, and centrosomes. The centriole proximal region harbors a cartwheel that dictates the 9-fold symmetry of centrioles. Although the cartwheel architecture has been recently analyzed, how it connects to the peripheral microtubules is not understood. More generally, a high-resolution view of the proximal region of the centriole is lacking, thus limiting understanding of the underlying assembly mechanisms. RESULTS: We report the complete architecture of the Trichonympha centriole proximal region using cryotomography. The resulting 3D map reveals several features, including additional densities in the cartwheel that exhibit a 9-fold symmetrical arrangement, as well as the structure of the Pinhead and the A-C linker that connect to microtubules. Moreover, we uncover striking chiral features that might impart directionality to the entire centriole. Furthermore, we identify Trichonympha SAS-6 and demonstrate that it localizes to the cartwheel in vivo. CONCLUSIONS: Our work provides unprecedented insight into the architecture of the centriole proximal region, which is key for a thorough understanding of the mechanisms governing centriole assembly. |
External links | Curr Biol / PubMed:23932403 |
Methods | EM (subtomogram averaging) |
Resolution | 38.0 - 42.0 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-11049: EMDB-2329: EMDB-2330: |
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