Effects of alpha-tubulin acetylation on microtubule structure and stability.
Eshun-Wilson, L., Zhang, R., Portran, D., Nachury, M.V., Toso, D.B., Lohr, T., Vendruscolo, M., Bonomi, M., Fraser, J.S., Nogales, E.(2019) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 116: 10366-10371
- PubMed: 31072936 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1900441116
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6O2Q, 6O2R, 6O2S, 6O2T - PubMed Abstract: 
Acetylation of K40 in α-tubulin is the sole posttranslational modification to mark the luminal surface of microtubules. It is still controversial whether its relationship with microtubule stabilization is correlative or causative. We have obtained high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) reconstructions of pure samples of αTAT1-acetylated and SIRT2-deacetylated microtubules to visualize the structural consequences of this modification and reveal its potential for influencing the larger assembly properties of microtubules ...