Kinesin-binding–triggered conformation switching of microtubules contributes to polarized transport

X-ray fiber diffraction analysis shows dynamic changes in axial tubulin repeats in native microtubules depending on paclitaxel content, temperature and GTP-hydrolysis

(2016) Shinji Kamimura et al.   Cytoskeleton

Cofilin-induced cooperative conformational changes of actin subunits revealed using cofilin-actin fusion protein

(2016) Nobuhisa Umeki et al.   Scientific Reports

Mechanistic Origin of Microtubule Dynamic Instability and Its Modulation by EB Proteins

(2015) Rui Zhang et al.   CELL

X-ray and Cryo-EM structures reveal mutual conformational changes of Kinesin and GTP-state microtubules upon binding

(2015) M. Morikawa et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

A new protocol to accurately determine microtubule lattice seam location

(2015) Rui Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Cofilin-induced unidirectional cooperative conformational changes in actin filaments revealed by high-speed atomic force microscopy

(2015) Kien Xuan Ngo et al.   eLife

Effects of α-Tubulin K40 Acetylation and Detyrosination on Kinesin-1 Motility in a Purified System

(2014) Neha Kaul et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

High-Resolution Microtubule Structures Reveal the Structural Transitions in αβ-Tubulin upon GTP Hydrolysis

(2014) Gregory M. Alushin et al.   CELL

JIP1 Mediates Anterograde Transport of Rab10 Cargos during Neuronal Polarization

(2014) C.-Y. Deng et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The structure of apo-kinesin bound to tubulin links the nucleotide cycle to movement

(2014) Luyan Cao et al.   Nature Communications

Quantitative Imaging of Microtubule Alteration as an Early Marker of Axonal Degeneration after Ischemia in Neurons

(2013) Sotiris Psilodimitrakopoulos et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Structural Basis for the ATP-Induced Isomerization of Kinesin

(2013) Qing Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Quantifying the local resolution of cryo-EM density maps

(2013) Alp Kucukelbir et al.   NATURE METHODS

Electron counting and beam-induced motion correction enable near-atomic-resolution single-particle cryo-EM

(2013) Xueming Li et al.   NATURE METHODS

Structure of a kinesin–tubulin complex and implications for kinesin motility

(2013) Benoît Gigant et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Conformational changes in tubulin in GMPCPP and GDP-taxol microtubules observed by cryoelectron microscopy

(2012) Hiroaki Yajima et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

RELION: Implementation of a Bayesian approach to cryo-EM structure determination

(2012) Sjors H.W. Scheres   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Preferential binding of a kinesin-1 motor to GTP-tubulin–rich microtubules underlies polarized vesicle transport

(2011) Takao Nakata et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Molecular Motors in Neurons: Transport Mechanisms and Roles in Brain Function, Development, and Disease

(2010) Nobutaka Hirokawa et al.   NEURON

Single-molecule Visualization of Binding Modes of Helicase to DNA on PEGylated Surfaces

(2009) Hiroaki Yokota et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Neuronal Polarity

(2009) S. Tahirovic et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Minus-End-Directed Motor Ncd Exhibits Processive Movement that Is Enhanced by Microtubule Bundling In Vitro

(2008) Ken'ya Furuta et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Detection of GTP-Tubulin Conformation in Vivo Reveals a Role for GTP Remnants in Microtubule Rescues

(2008) A. Dimitrov et al.   SCIENCE

Microtubule dynamics and the role of molecular motors in Neurospora crassa

(2007) Maho Uchida et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY