Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: CLASP2 stabilizes GDP-associated terminal tubulins to prevent microtubule catastrophe CLASPs are ubiquitous stabilizers of microtubule dynamics but their molecular targets at the microtubule plus-end are not understood. Using DNA origami-based reconstructions we show that clusters of human CLASP2 form a load-bearing bond with terminal GDP-tubulins at the stabilized microtubule tip. This activity relies on the unconventional TOG2 domain of CLASP2, which releases its high-affinity bond with the GDP-dimers upon their conversion into polymerization-competent GTP-tubulin. By tethering dynamic microtubule ends near immobilized CLASP2, we show that the targets for CLASP2 binding at the polymerizing tip arise stochastically, leading to nanoscale disruptions in microtubule tip integrity. The ability of CLASP2 to recognize nucleotide-specific tubulin conformation and stabilize the catastrophe-promoting GDP-tubulins intertwines with the previously underappreciated exchange between GDP and GTP at terminal tubulins, providing a distinct molecular mechanism to suppress microtubule catastrophe without affecting tubulin incorporation.
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The categories of this paper are: genomics
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The categories of this paper are: cancer
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: neuroscience
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The categories of this paper are: biochemistry
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