A flipped ion pair at the dynein-microtubule interface is critical for dynein motility and ATPase activation
Uchimura, S., Fujii, T., Takazaki, H., Ayukawa, R., Nishikawa, Y., Minoura, I., Hachikubo, Y., Kurisu, G., Sutoh, K., Kon, T., Namba, K., Muto, E.(2015) J Cell Biol 208: 211-222
- PubMed: 25583999 
- DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201407039
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3J6P - PubMed Abstract: 
Dynein is a motor protein that moves on microtubules (MTs) using the energy of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis. To understand its motility mechanism, it is crucial to know how the signal of MT binding is transmitted to the ATPase domain to enhanc ...