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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2025

Structure of the microtubule-anchoring factor NEDD1 bound to the γ-tubulin ring complex.

Hugo Muñoz-Hernández, Yixin Xu, Aitor Pellicer Camardiel, Daniel Zhang, Allen Xue, Amol Aher, Ellie Walker, Florina Marxer, Tarun M Kapoor, Michal Wieczorek

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. The γ-TuRC: mastermind of multipurpose actions at the centrosome.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Hugo Muñoz-Hernández *Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich , Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1193-4602
Yixin Xu *Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich , Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0014-3899
Aitor Pellicer CamardielInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich , Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0007-4199-731X
Daniel ZhangInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich , Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0000-3708-5288
Allen XueLaboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University , New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-5801-7155
Amol AherLaboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University , New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5283-5259
Ellie WalkerInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich , Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0001-9111-5852
Florina MarxerInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich , Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0000-0663-6104
Tarun M KapoorLaboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University , New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0628-211X
Michal WieczorekInstitute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zürich , Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3067-7314

Funding

Chemical Biology of Cell Division - Revision - 2R35GM130234 · NIGMS · ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY · PI TARUN M. KAPOOR · 2019 to 2026
$6.0M
Christian Landolt and Alex MyczkoETH Zürich FoundationNIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM130234NIH HHS GM130234Simons Foundation SF349247Swiss National Science Foundation #310030_208120Swiss National Science Foundation #TMSGI3_211309
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The γ-tubulin ring complex (γ-TuRC) is an essential multiprotein assembly that provides a template for microtubule nucleation. The γ-TuRC is recruited to microtubule-organizing centers (MTOCs) by the evolutionarily conserved attachment factor NEDD1. However, the structural basis of the NEDD1-γ-TuRC interaction is not known. Here, we report cryo-EM structures of NEDD1 bound to the human γ-TuRC in the absence or presence of the activating factor CDK5RAP2. We found that the C-terminus of NEDD1 forms a tetrameric α-helical assembly that contacts the lumen of the γ-TuRC cone and orients its microtubule-binding domain away from the complex. The structure of the γ-TuRC simultaneously bound to NEDD1 and CDK5RAP2 reveals that both factors can associate with the "open" conformation of the complex. Our results show that NEDD1 does not induce substantial conformational changes in the γ-TuRC but suggest that anchoring of γ-TuRC-capped microtubules by NEDD1 would be structurally compatible with the significant conformational changes experienced by the γ-TuRC during microtubule nucleation.

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Microtubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesTubulinBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansMicrotubule-Organizing CenterModels, MolecularNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein BindingCDK5RAP2 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNEDD1 protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsTubulin

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PMID40396914
PMCPMC12094035

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