Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

The cryo-EM structure of a γ-TuSC elucidates architecture and regulation of minimal microtubule nucleation systems

  • Erik Zupa,
  • Anjun Zheng,
  • Annett Neuner,
  • Martin Würtz,
  • Peng Liu,
  • Anna Böhler,
  • Elmar Schiebel,
  • Stefan Pfeffer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19456-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The nucleation of microtubules from αβ-tubulin subunits is mediated by γtubulin complexes, which vary in composition across organisms. Here, authors present the cryo-EM structure of the heterotetrameric γ-tubulin small complex (γ-TuSC) from C. albicans at near-atomic resolution.