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. 2009 Feb 6;136(3):395-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.01.026.

Dynein swings into action

Anne Houdusse  1 , Andrew P Carter
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Dynein swings into action

Anne Houdusse et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

Motor proteins, such as dynein, use chemical energy from ATP hydrolysis to move along the cytoskeleton. Roberts et al. (2009) now describe the arrangement of subdomains in the motor domain of dynein and propose a model for how these regions function together in force generation.

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  • AAA+ Ring and linker swing mechanism in the dynein motor.
    Roberts AJ, Numata N, Walker ML, Kato YS, Malkova B, Kon T, Ohkura R, Arisaka F, Knight PJ, Sutoh K, Burgess SA. Roberts AJ, et al. Cell. 2009 Feb 6;136(3):485-95. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.11.049. Cell. 2009. PMID: 19203583 Free PMC article.

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