A transient helix in the disordered region of dynein light intermediate chain links the motor to structurally diverse adaptors for cargo transport.
All animal cells use the motor cytoplasmic dynein 1 (dynein) to transport diverse cargo toward microtubule minus ends and to organize and position microtubule arrays such as the mitotic spindle.Cargo-specific adaptors engage with dynein to recruit and activate the motor, but the molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood.Here, we use struc