Regulation by Dynactin

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One major form of motor regulation within cells for dynein is dynactin. It may be required for almost all cytoplasmic dynein functions[1]. Currently, it is the best studied dynein partner. Dynactin is a protein that aids in intracellular transport throughout the cell by linking to cytoplasmic dynein. Dynactin can function as a scaffold for other proteins to bind to. It also functions as a recruiting factor that localizes dynein to where it should be[2][3]. There is also some evidence suggesting that it may regulate kinesin-2[4]. The dynactin complex is composed of more than 20 subunits[5], of which p150(Glued) is the largest[6]. There is no definitive evidence that dynactin by itself affects the velocity of the motor. It does, however, affect the processivity of the motor[7].The binding regulation is likely allosteric: experiments have shown that the enhancements provided in the processivity of the dynein motor do not depend on the p150 subunit binding domain to the microtubules.[8]

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