Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Molecular architecture of the augmin complex

  • Clinton A. Gabel,
  • Zhuang Li,
  • Andrew G. DeMarco,
  • Ziguo Zhang,
  • Jing Yang,
  • Mark C. Hall,
  • David Barford,
  • Leifu Chang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33227-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The eight-subunit augmin complex is required to nucleate branching microtubules and create a robust mitotic spindle during cell division. Here, the authors use cryo-EM, crosslinking mass spectrometry, and computational tools to build a structural model of the human augmin complex.