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ArticleCytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.)2026

Dissecting the Structural Organization, Recruitment and Activation Mechanisms of Centrosomal γ-TuRCs.

Florian W Hofer, Martin Würtz, Qi Gao, Bram J A Vermeulen, Elmar Schiebel, Stefan Pfeffer

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Article in Cytoskeleton (Hoboken, N.J.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Florian W HoferCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg, Germany.
Martin WürtzCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg, Germany.
Qi GaoCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg, Germany.
Bram J A VermeulenCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg, Germany.
Elmar SchiebelCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan PfefferCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5843-2795

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visualizing human centrosomes using cryo-electron tomography revealed the native structure and molecular organization of γ-tubulin ring complexes (γ-TuRCs). γ-TuRCs localized to two distinct centrosomal pools, one in the pericentriolar material (PCM) and another in the centriole lumen, which is released during mitosis. All detected γ-TuRCs were associated with the tetrameric adaptor protein NEDD1. Within the PCM, binding to the centrosomin (CM1) motif of the microcephaly protein CDK5RAP2 in different patterns correlates with conformational changes of γ-TuRCs. In the centriole lumen, the augmin complex anchors γ-TuRCs to the inner scaffold. These observations provide key insights into how the structural organization of γ-TuRCs and regulatory factors collectively govern the spatial and temporal control of microtubule nucleation in centrosomes.

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CentrosomeTubulinCentriolesHumansMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNEDD1 protein, humanTubulincentrosomescryo‐electron tomographygamma‐tubulin ring complexmicrotubule nucleation

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PMID40355371
PMCPMC12789885

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