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Sami Chaaban

MRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyORCID 0000-0003-1133-800XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Molecular Biology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1

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Andrew P. CarteriD· 2 shared Aurélien RouxiD· 1 shared Buzz BaumiD· 1 shared Diorge Paulo de SouzaiD· 1 shared Edmund R. R. MoodyiD· 1 shared Ennio A. d’AmicoiD· 1 shared Ferdos Abid AliiD· 1 shared Javier EspadasiD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 28, 2026

Structural basis of dynein interaction with diverse activating adaptors

Ennio A. d’Amico, Sami Chaaban, Ferdos Abid Ali…·Andrew P. Carter

This study determines cryo-EM structures of dynein-dynactin complexes with five adaptors, revealing shared activation mechanisms and adaptor-specific structural features.

2 citations

experimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedFeb 7, 2025

Evolutionarily conserved principles of ESCRT-III-mediated membrane remodelling revealed by a two-subunit Asgard archaeal system

Diorge Paulo de Souza, Javier Espadas, Sami Chaaban…·Buzz Baum

The paper identifies evolutionarily conserved principles of ESCRT-III-mediated membrane remodeling using an Asgard archaeal two-subunit system, showing homology to eukaryotic ESCRT-IIIB and IIIA.

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Arabidopsiscomparative / phylogenetic analysis

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintMar 17, 2022

Structure of dynein-dynactin on microtubules shows tandem recruitment of cargo adaptors

Sami Chaaban, Andrew P. Carter

The paper determines the structure of dynein-dynactin complex with BICDR1 adaptor bound to microtubules, revealing adaptor recruitment mechanism and interactions.

9 citations

experimental assay

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