Microtubules are polymers of tubulin that form part of the cytoskeleton and provide structure and shape to eukaryotic cells. Microtubules can be as long...
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Spindle apparatus (redirect from Anastral microtubules)
composed of hundreds of proteins. Microtubules comprise the most abundant components of the machinery. Attachment of microtubules to chromosomes is mediated...
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The microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) is a structure found in eukaryotic cells from which microtubules emerge. MTOCs have two main functions: the organization...
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Tau protein (redirect from Microtubule-associated protein tau)
from the gene MAPT (microtubule-associated protein tau). They have roles primarily in maintaining the stability of microtubules in axons and are abundant...
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In cell biology, microtubule nucleation is the event that initiates de novo formation of microtubules (MTs). These filaments of the cytoskeleton typically...
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In cell biology, microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) are proteins that interact with the microtubules of the cellular cytoskeleton. MAPs are integral...
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Cytoskeleton (redirect from Cytoplasmic Microtubule Complex)
of three main components: microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules, and these are all capable of rapid growth or disassembly depending on...
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Mitotic inhibitor (redirect from Anti-microtubule activity)
A mitotic inhibitor, microtubule inhibitor, or tubulin inhibitor, is a drug that inhibits mitosis, or cell division, and is used in treating cancer, gout...
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Tubulin (section Microtubules)
polymerize into microtubules, a major component of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton. It was discovered and named by Hideo Mōri in 1968. Microtubules function in...
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objective reduction that is orchestrated by cellular structures called microtubules. It is proposed that the theory may answer the hard problem of consciousness...
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Motor protein (redirect from Microtubule motors)
microfilaments or microtubules. Actin motors such as myosin move along microfilaments through interaction with actin, and microtubule motors such as dynein...
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the CAMSAP2 gene. CAMSAP2 possesses a microtubule-binding domain near the C-terminal region where "microtubule interactions" occur. On the C-terminal...
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Aster (cell biology) (redirect from Astral microtubules)
structure shaped like a star, consisting of a centrosome and its associated microtubules during the early stages of mitosis in an animal cell.: 221 Asters do...
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are added to the plus end of the growing microtubule. Such GTP hydrolysis is not mandatory for microtubule formation, but it appears that only GDP-bound...
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Microtubule-associated protein 2 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the MAP2 gene. This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the microtubule-associated...
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class of motor proteins found in eukaryotic cells. Kinesins move along microtubule (MT) filaments and are powered by the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate...
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Treadmilling (section Microtubules)
of the cytoskeletons of many cells, especially in actin filaments and microtubules. It occurs when one end of a filament grows in length while the other...
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microtubules, and astral microtubules. The centromeres are split, and the sister chromatids are pulled toward the poles by kinetochore microtubules....
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Katanin is a microtubule-severing AAA protein. It is named after the Japanese sword called a katana. Katanin is a heterodimeric protein first discovered...
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molecular biology, an axoneme, also called an axial filament, is the microtubule-based cytoskeletal structure that forms the core of a cilium or flagellum...
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Protein filament (section Microtubules)
protein filaments that make up the cytoskeleton include: actin filaments, microtubules and intermediate filaments. Compared to the other parts of the cytoskeletons...
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Microtubule plus-end/positive-end tracking proteins or +TIPs are a type of microtubule associated protein (MAP) which accumulate at the plus ends of microtubules...
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'body') (archaically cytocentre) is an organelle that serves as the main microtubule organizing center (MTOC) of the animal cell, as well as a regulator of...
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MACF1 (redirect from Microtubule actin cross-linking factor)
Microtubule-actin cross-linking factor 1, isoforms 1/2/3/5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MACF1 gene. MACF1 encodes a large protein containing...
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non-neuronal microtubule-associated protein. This protein contains a domain similar to the microtubule-binding domains of neuronal microtubule-associated...
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Microtubules project from opposite ends of the cell, attach to the centromeres, and align the chromosomes centrally within the cell. The microtubules...
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MAP1B (redirect from Microtubule-associated protein 1B)
Microtubule-associated protein 1B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAP1B gene. This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the microtubule-associated...
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XMAP215-Dis1 family (section Microtubule function)
The XMAP215/Dis1 family is a highly conserved group of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) in eukaryotic organisms. These proteins are unique MAPs...
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Dyneins are a family of cytoskeletal motor proteins that move along microtubules in cells. They convert the chemical energy stored in ATP to mechanical...
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Chemotherapy (section Anti-microtubule agents)
mercaptopurine. Anti-microtubule agents are plant-derived chemicals that block cell division by preventing microtubule function. Microtubules are an important...
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