Dynactin is an essential cofactor for the microtubule-based motor cytoplasmic dynein. Two recent papers report structures obtained by cryo-EM of dynactin, the dynein–dynactin complex and dynein–dynactin bound to its track, the microtubule.
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Reck-Peterson, S. Dynactin revealed. Nat Struct Mol Biol 22, 359–360 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3022
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