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Microtubules are
polymers of
tubulin that form part of the
cytoskeleton and
provide structure and
shape to
eukaryotic cells.
Microtubules can be as long...
- of
three main components: microfilaments,
intermediate filaments, and
microtubules, and
these are all
capable of
rapid growth and or dis****embly depending...
- from the gene MAPT (
microtubule-****ociated
protein tau). They have
roles primarily in
maintaining the
stability of
microtubules in
axons and are abundant...
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composed of
hundreds of proteins.
Microtubules comprise the most
abundant components of the machinery.
Attachment of
microtubules to
chromosomes is mediated...
- The
microtubule-organizing
center (MTOC) is a
structure found in
eukaryotic cells from
which microtubules emerge.
MTOCs have two main functions: the organization...
-
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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structure shaped like a star,
consisting of a
centrosome and its ****ociated
microtubules during the
early stages of
mitosis in an
animal cell.: 221
Asters do...
- In cell biology,
microtubule-****ociated
proteins (MAPs) are
proteins that
interact with the
microtubules of the
cellular cytoskeleton. MAPs are integral...
- 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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objective reduction that is
orchestrated by
cellular structures called microtubules. It is
proposed that the
theory may
answer the hard
problem of consciousness...
