Welcome to Andrew Carter’s Lab.

We work on the structure and mechanism of the motor protein dynein using a combination of X-ray crystallography and advanced single molecule techniques.

Please navigate the pages to find out more about the lab’s research, members as well as the opportunities that are available to join us.

Model of the complete dynein motor domain. The structure is colored according to the rainbow scheme (N terminal linker is purple, AAA1 in blue and then so until AAA6 which is in red.) For a full resolution image click HERE

The structure of the motor domain is the second longest protein chain in the pdb and the longest to be expressed recombinantly.

Please follow the link for an interactive view of this structure (requires java).

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Andrew is honored to receive a Wellcome Trust New Investigator Award.

February 2013

Linas Urnavicus (University of Dundee) has accepted a PhD studentship in the lab

January 2013

Andrew is honored to be selected as an EMBO Young Investigator

October 2012

Welcome to Ruta Zalyte who joins us as a PhD student

October 2012

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