| Literature DB >> 29478092 |
Akiyuki Toda1,2, Hideaki Tanaka1,2, Genji Kurisu3,4.
Abstract
Dynein motors are biologically important bio-nanomachines, and many atomic resolution structures of cytoplasmic dynein components from different organisms have been analyzed by X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, and NMR spectroscopy. This review provides a historical perspective of structural studies of cytoplasmic and axonemal dynein including accessory proteins. We describe representative structural studies of every component of dynein and summarize them as a structural atlas that classifies the cytoplasmic and axonemal dyneins. Based on our review of all dynein structures in the Protein Data Bank, we raise two important points for understanding the two types of dynein motor and discuss the potential prospects of future structural studies.Keywords: Axonemal dynein light chain-1; Dynein; Dynein subunits; Molecular motor; Structural analysis
Year: 2018 PMID: 29478092 PMCID: PMC5899744 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-018-0402-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys Rev ISSN: 1867-2450