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Nature Cell Biology 8, 264–270 (1 March 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncb1370

A microtubule-binding domain in dynactin increases dynein processivity by skating along microtubules

Tara L. Culver|[ndash]|Hanlon , Stephanie A. Lex , Andrew D. Stephens , Nicholas J. Quintyne & Stephen J. King

Microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) use particular microtubule-binding domains that allow them to interact with microtubules in a manner specific to their individual cellular functions. Here, we have identified a highly basic microtubule-binding domain in the p150 subunit of dynactin that is only present in the dynactin members of the CAP–Gly family of proteins.