Force-Generating Mechanism of Axonemal Dynein in Solo and Ensemble.

ABSTRACT: In eukaryotic cilia and flagella, various types of axonemal dyneins orchestrate their distinct functions to generate oscillatory bending of axonemes. The force-generating mechanism of dyneins has recently been well elucidated, mainly in cytoplasmic dyneins, thanks to progress in single-molecule measurements, X-ray crystallography, and advanced electron microscopy. These techniques have shed light on several important questions concerning what conformational changes accompany ATP hydrolysis and whether multiple motor domains are coordinated in the movements of dynein. However, due to the lack of a proper expression system for axonemal dyneins, no atomic coordinates of the entire motor domain of axonemal dynein have been reported. Therefore, a substantial amount of knowledge on the molecular

SUBMITTER: Ishibashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7215579 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature