Stabilization of sea urchin flagellar microtubules by histone H1
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The 34K protein is crucial to the functioning of microtubules in eukaryotes. Microtubules are important parts of the cilia and flagella found in eukaryotic cells. Research involving the sea urchin species Paracentrotus lividus showed that 34K, which has the same structure as the nuclear histone H1, helps the microtubules to achieve the molecular stability necessary for cilia and flagella to grow. The improved understanding of microtubule stabilization may provide evidence for how the eukaryotes evolved from the prokaryotes.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Assembly dynamics of microtubules at molecular resolution
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Optical tweezers are used to observe the assembly dynamics of individual microtubules at molecular resolution. The achievement of molecular resolution on the microtubule assembly process has opened a way to direct studies of the molecular mechanism by which the many discovered microtubule end-binding proteins regulate microtubule dynamics in living cells.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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MOR1 is essential for organizing cortical microtubules in plants
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Research examining the MOR1 and its importance in cortical microtubules organization in plants is presented. Particular attention is given to cortical microtubules disruption activity. It is demonstrated that substitute amino-acid residues impart cortical microtubules disruption.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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