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Title | The molecular structure of IFT-A and IFT-B in anterograde intraflagellar transport trains. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Struct Mol Biol, Vol. 30, Issue 5, Page 584-593, Year 2023 |
Publish date | Jan 2, 2023 |
![]() | Samuel E Lacey / Helen E Foster / Gaia Pigino / ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | Anterograde intraflagellar transport (IFT) trains are essential for cilia assembly and maintenance. These trains are formed of 22 IFT-A and IFT-B proteins that link structural and signaling cargos to ...Anterograde intraflagellar transport (IFT) trains are essential for cilia assembly and maintenance. These trains are formed of 22 IFT-A and IFT-B proteins that link structural and signaling cargos to microtubule motors for import into cilia. It remains unknown how the IFT-A/-B proteins are arranged into complexes and how these complexes polymerize into functional trains. Here we use in situ cryo-electron tomography of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cilia and AlphaFold2 protein structure predictions to generate a molecular model of the entire anterograde train. We show how the conformations of both IFT-A and IFT-B are dependent on lateral interactions with neighboring repeats, suggesting that polymerization is required to cooperatively stabilize the complexes. Following three-dimensional classification, we reveal how IFT-B extends two flexible tethers to maintain a connection with IFT-A that can withstand the mechanical stresses present in actively beating cilia. Overall, our findings provide a framework for understanding the fundamental processes that govern cilia assembly. |
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Methods | EM (subtomogram averaging) |
Resolution | 9.9 - 20.7 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-15977: IFTB1 subcomplex of anterograde intraflagellar transport trains (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) ![]() EMDB-15978: Masked refinement of the IFTB1 subcomplex within anterograde intraflagellar trains in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cilia ![]() EMDB-15979: Masked refinement of the IFTB2 subcomplex within anterograde intraflagellar trains in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cilia EMDB-15980: IFTA complex in anterograde Intraflagellar transport trains (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii) ![]() EMDB-16014: Subtomogram average of complete IFTB complex (before focussed refinements of IFTB1/2) for consensus map generation |
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![]() | PROTEIN TRANSPORT / Cilia / IFT / Intraflagellar / transport |