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First paper: Microtubule doublet in high resolution

  • Writer: builab
    builab
  • May 2, 2017
  • 1 min read

After 2 years of hard work, we finally published our first paper on the structure of the microtubule doublet at sub-nanometre resolution, the highest to-date for microtubule doublet.

We found that new classes of microtubule-inner proteins, in particular, the filamentous microtubule inner proteins, which bind along the inner ridge of the protofilament pairs.



Link to publication:

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15035

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Douglas Rozek
Douglas Rozek
6 hours ago

Impressive structural biology breakthrough! Achieving sub-nanometer resolution on microtubule doublets is a massive feat given how complex and polymorphic these structures are. It’s fascinating to see how the discovery of these filamentous microtubule-inner proteins clarifies the arrangement of the lattice and its role in ciliary movement. Great work by the Bui Lab!

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kiki
kiki
May 28

Impressive structural biology breakthrough! Dr. Huy Bui's McGill lab achieved subnanometer-resolution visualization of ciliary doublet microtubules using cryo-electron microscopy—a technically demanding feat given these structures' complexity and polymorphism. The 2017 Nature Communications paper reveals new classes of microtubule-associated proteins and unambiguously assigns α/β-tubulin positions within the doublet lattice, answering fundamental questions about how cilia balance flexibility with structural integrity during bending motion. This work builds on Bui's earlier electron cryo-tomography studies of Chlamydomonas flagella, demonstrating methodological advances in overcoming radiation damage and missing-wedge artifacts through particle averaging. Understanding these molecular arrangements has implications for ciliopathies and cellular motility disorders. Excellent example of cutting-edge structural cell biology emerging from McGill! --bing

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May 27

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