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| Title | A nucleotide code governs Lis1's ability to relieve dynein autoinhibition. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | bioRxiv, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Jan 2, 2025 |
Authors | Indigo C Geohring / Pengxin Chai / Bharat R Iyer / William D Ton / Jun Yang / Amy H Ide / Sydney C George / Jaiveer S Bagri / Samuel V Baird / Kai Zhang / Steven M Markus |
| PubMed Abstract | Dynein-1 is a microtubule motor responsible for the transport of cytoplasmic cargoes. Activation of motility requires it first overcome an autoinhibited state prior to its assembly with dynactin and ...Dynein-1 is a microtubule motor responsible for the transport of cytoplasmic cargoes. Activation of motility requires it first overcome an autoinhibited state prior to its assembly with dynactin and a cargo adaptor. Studies suggest that Lis1 may relieve dynein's autoinhibited state. However, evidence for this mechanism is lacking. We first set out to determine the rules governing dynein-Lis1 binding, which reveals that their binding affinity is regulated by the nucleotide-bound states of each of three nucleotide-binding pockets within the dynein motor domain. We also find that distinct nucleotide 'codes' coordinate dynein-Lis1 binding stoichiometry by impacting binding affinity at two different sites within the dynein motor domain. Electron microscopy reveals that a 1 Lis1:1 dynein complex directly promotes an open, uninhibited conformational state of dynein, whereas a 2:1 complex resembles the autoinhibited state. Cryo-EM analysis reveals the structural basis for Lis1 opening dynein relies on interactions with the linker domain. |
External links | bioRxiv / PubMed:39803478 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.2 - 4.1 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-48239, PDB-9mfv: EMDB-48240, PDB-9mfw: EMDB-48241, PDB-9mfx: EMDB-48242, PDB-9mfy: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-ATP: ![]() ChemComp-ADP: ![]() ChemComp-MG: |
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Keywords | MOTOR PROTEIN / dynein |
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