JOURNAL ARTICLES | yildizlab

2020

~~The mechanism of motor inhibition by microtubule-associated proteins~~

Luke S. Ferro, Lisa Eshun-Wilson, Mert Gölcük, Jonathan Fernandes, Teun Huijben, Eva Gerber, Amanda Jack, Katelyn Costa, Mert Gür, Qianglin Fang, Eva Nogales, Ahmet Yildiz. bioRxiv preprint

~~Critical Interactions Between the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein and the Human ACE2 Receptor~~

E. Taka, S.Z. Yilmaz, M. Golcuk, C. Kilinc, U. Aktas, A. Yildiz, M. Gur. bioRxiv preprint

~~SARS CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein forms condensates with viral genomic RNA~~

Amanda Jack, Luke S Ferro, Michael J. Trnka, Eddie Wehri, Amrut Nadgir, Katelyn Costa, Julia Schaletzky, Ahmet Yildiz. bioRxiv preprint

~~The mitotic protein NuMA plays a spindle-independent role in nuclear formation and mechanics~~

Andrea Serra-Marques, Ronja Houtekamer, Dorine Hintzen, John T. Canty, Ahmet Yildiz, Sophie Dumont. JCB

~~Lis1 activates dynein motility by modulating its pairing with dynactin~~

Mohamed M Elshenawy, Emre Kusakci, Sara Volz, Janina Baumbach, Simon L Bullock & Ahmet Yildiz. Nature Cell Biology

~~Dynein harnesses active fluctuations of microtubules for faster movement~~

Yasin Ezber, Vladislav Belyy, Sinan Can & Ahmet Yildiz. Nature Physics

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2019

~~Cargo adaptors regulate stepping and force generation of mammalian dynein–dynactin~~

Mohamed M. Elshenawy *, John T. Canty *, Liya Oster, Luke S. Ferro, Zhou Zhou, Scott C. Blanchard & Ahmet Yildiz. Nature Chemical Biology.

*equal contribution

~~Kinesin-1 and dynein use distinct mechanisms to bypass obstacles~~

Luke S. Ferro, Sinan Can, Meghan A. Turner, Mohamed M. Elshenawy, Ahmet Yildiz. eLife.

~~Rapid and Fully Microfluidic Ebola Virus Detection with CRISPR-CAS13A~~

Peiwu Qin, Myeongkee Park, Kendra J. Alfson, Manasi Tamhankar, Ricardo Carrion, Jean L. Patterson, Anthony Griffiths, Qian He, Ahmet Yildiz, Richard Mathies, Ke Du. ACS Sensors.

~~Directionality of dynein is controlled by the angle and length of its stalk~~

Sinan Can *, Samuel Lacey *, Mert Gur, Andrew P. Carter and Ahmet Yildiz. Nature.

*equal contribution

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2018

~~MotAB-like machinery drives the movement of MreB filaments during bacterial gliding motility~~

Guo Fu, Jigar N. Bandaria, Anne Valérie Le Gall, Xue Fan, Ahmet Yildiz, Tâm Mignot, David R. Zusman and Beiyan Nan. PNAS.

~~Cryo-EM shows how dynactin recruits two dyneins for faster movement~~

Linas Urnavicius*, Clinton K. Lau*, Mohamed M. Elshenawy, Edgar Morales-Rios, Carina Motz, Ahmet Yildiz & Andrew P. Carter. Nature.

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2017

~~Enhanced proofreading governs CRISPR-Cas9 targeting accuracy.~~

Janice S. Chen, Yavuz S. Dagdas, Benjamin P. Kleinstiver, Moira M. Welch, Alexander A. Sousa, Lucas B. Harrington, Samuel H. Sternberg, J. Keith Joung, Ahmet Yildiz, Jennifer A. Doudna. Nature.

~~Dynamics of the IFT machinery at the ciliary tip~~

Alexander Chien*, Sheng Min Shih*, Raqual Bower, Douglass Tritschler, Mary E Porter, Ahmet Yildiz. eLife.

~~A conformational checkpoint between DNA binding and cleavage by CRISPR-Cas9~~

Yavuz S. Dagdas*, Janice S. Chen*, Samuel H. Sternberg, Jennifer A. Doudna, Ahmet Yildiz. Science Advances.

"Cas9 endonuclease and off-target activity", Ali Shilatifard. Science.

~~Covalent Protein Labeling and Improved Single-Molecule Optical Properties of Aqueous CdSe/CdS Quantum Dots.~~

Sara M. Wichner, Victor R. Mann, Alexander S. Powers, Maya A. Segal, Mustafa Mir, Jigar N. Bandaria, Mark A. DeWitt, Xavier Darzacq, Ahmet Yildiz, Bruce E. Cohen. ACS Nano.

~~Live cell imaging of low- and non-repetitive chromosome loci using CRISPR-Cas9~~

Peiwu Qin*, Mahmut Parlak*, Cem Kuscu, Jigar Bandaria, Ritambhara Singh, Mustafa Mir, Xavier Darzacq, Ahmet Yildiz and Mazhar Adli. Nature Communications.

~~PhotoGate microscopy to track single molecules in crowded environments.~~

Vladislav Belyy, Sheng-Min Shih, Jigar Bandaria, Yongjian Huang, Rosalie E. Lawrence, Roberto Zoncu, Ahmet Yildiz. Nature Communications.

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2016

~~The mammalian dynein-dynactin complex is a strong opponent to kinesin in a tug-of-war competition~~

Vladislav Belyy, Max A. Schlager, Helen Foster, Armando E. Reimer, Andrew P. Carter and Ahmet Yildiz. Nature Cell Biology.

~~Shelterin Protects Chromosome Ends by Compacting Telomeric Chromatin~~

Jigar N. Bandaria, Peiwu Qin, Veysel Berk, Steven Chu and Ahmet Yildiz. Cell.

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2015

~~The polarity of myxobacterial gliding is regulated by direct interactions between the gliding motors and the Ras homolog MglA~~

Beiyan Nan, Jigar N. Bandaria, Kathy Y. Guo, Xue Fan, Ahmet Yildiz and David R. Zusman. PNAS.

~~The AAA3 Domain of Cytoplasmic Dynein Acts as a “Switch” to Facilitate Microtubule Release~~

Mark A. Dewitt, Caroline A. Cypranowska, Vladislav Belyy and Ahmet Yildiz. NSMB.

~~Single-molecule imaging of telomerase reverse transcriptase in human telomerase holoenzyme and minimal RNP complexes~~

Robert A. Wu, Yavuz S. Dagdas, S. Tunc Yilmaz, Ahmet Yildiz* and Kathleen Collins*. eLife.

~~Kinesin's Front Head Is Gated by the Backward Orientation of Its Neck Linker.~~

Yusra Satoglu-Dogan†, Sinan Can†, Frank B. Cleary, Vedud Purde and Ahmet Yildiz. Cell Reports.

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2014

~~Cytoplasmic Dynein Transports Cargos via Load-Sharing between the Heads~~

Vladislav Belyy, Nathan L. Hendel, Alexander Chien and Ahmet Yildiz. Nature Communications.

~~Tension on the linker gates the ATP-dependent release of dynein from microtubules.~~

Frank B. Cleary, Mark A. Dewitt, Thomas Bilyard, Zaw Min Htet, Vladislav Belyy, Danna D. Chan, Amy Y. Chang and Ahmet Yildiz. Nature Communications.

~~Bidirectional helical motility of cytoplasmic dynein around microtubules~~

Sinan Can, Mark A. Dewitt and Ahmet Yildiz. eLife.

~~G-quadruplex formation in telomeres enhances POT1/TPP1 protection against RPA binding~~

Sujay Ray*, Jigar N. Bandaria*, Mohammad H. Qureshi, Ahmet Yildiz* and Hamza Balci*. PNAS.

“Single-Molecule Choreography between Telomere Proteins and G Quadruplexes”, Karl-Peter Hopfner. Structure.

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2013

~~Intraflagellar transport drives flagellar surface motility~~

Sheng-Min Shih, Benjamin D Engel, Fatih Kocabas, Thomas Bilyard, Arne Gennerich, Wallace F Marshall, and Ahmet Yildiz. eLife.

~~Flagella stator homologs function as motors for myxobacterial gliding motility by moving in helical trajectories~~

Beiyan Nan*, Jigar N. Bandaria*, Amirpasha Moghtaderi, Im-Hong Sun, Ahmet Yildiz* and David R. Zusman*. PNAS.

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2012

~~Cytoplasmic Dynein Moves Through Uncoordinated Stepping of the AAA+ Ring Domains~~

Mark A. Dewitt, Amy Y. Chang, Peter A. Combs, and Ahmet Yildiz. Science.

“Molecular motors: A staggering giant”, Wilhelm J. Walter & Stefan Diez. Nature.

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Pre-2012

~~Why kinesin is so processive?~~

Erdal Toprak, Ahmet Yildiz, Melinda T. Hoffman, Steven S. Rosenfeld, and Paul R. Selvin. PNAS.

~~Intramolecular strain governs kinesin stepping behavior along microtubules~~

A. Yildiz, M. Tomishige, A. Gennerich, and R.D. Vale. Cell. (Featured article)

“Kinesin Motors: No Strain, No Gain”, Jared C. Cochran and F. Jon Kull. Cell.

~~Single-Molecule Analysis of Dynein Processivity and Stepping Behavior.~~

S.L. Reck-Peterson, A. Yildiz†, A.P. Carter†, A. Gennerich, N. Zhang, and R.D. Vale. Cell.

~~Step-size is Determined by Neck Length in Myosin V~~

T. Sakamoto, A. Yildiz, P.R. Selvin, and J.R. Sellers. Biochemistry.

“Walk like a Molecular Motor”, Paul R. Selvin, The Scientist.

~~Myosin VI walks hand-over-hand with its lever arm undergoing fluctuations when attached to actin~~

A. Yildiz, H. Park, D. Safer, Z. Yang, L. Q. Chen, P.R. Selvin, and H.L. Sweeney. J. Bio. Chem.

~~Kinesin walks hand-over-hand~~

A. Yildiz, M. Tomishige, R.D. Vale, and P.R. Selvin. Science.

“Cell's Motor Is a Mountain Climber, Not an Inchworm”, Ron Vale HHMI News.

~~Myosin V walks hand-over-hand: Single fluorophore imaging with 1.5 nm localization~~

A. Yildiz, J.N. Forkey, S.A. McKinney, T. Ha, Y.E. Goldman, and P.R. Selvin. Science.

“Myosin Motors Walk the Walk”, C. Veigel & J. Molloy. Science.
Breakthroughs of the year: The Runners-up, News and Editorial Staff. Science.
Thomson ISR, one of the most cited papers in the research area of multidisciplinary (2003)

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“Myosin Motors Walk the Walk”, C. Veigel & J. Molloy. Science.

Breakthroughs of the year: The Runners-up, News and Editorial Staff. Science.

Thomson ISR, one of the most cited papers in the research area of multidisciplinary (2003)

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