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Regulation of microtubule dynamic instability.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8299143     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Characterization of microtubule assembly in vivo and in vitro has raised questions of how cells regulate dynamic instability. While dynamic instability is an intrinsic property of the tubulin molecule, factors are required to increase the plus-end elongation rate and increase the frequencies of both catastrophe and rescue to achieve cellular tubulin turnover rates. It is likely that the activities of the transition frequency regulators are themselves regulated during the cell cycle, but the mechanisms of regulation are not known. As we identify the proteins which alter microtubule assembly, new classes of MAPs will emerge. An understanding of how these proteins function may provide further insight into how cells organize the different arrays of microtubules used for such processes as vesicle transport, polarized organization of organelles, and chromosome movement.
Authors:
L Cassimeris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell motility and the cytoskeleton     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0886-1544     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell Motil. Cytoskeleton     Publication Date:  1993  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-03-10     Completed Date:  1994-03-10     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8605339     Medline TA:  Cell Motil Cytoskeleton     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  275-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Biology, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Cycle / physiology
Cell Polarity / physiology
Microtubule-Associated Proteins / physiology
Microtubules / physiology*
Tubulin / chemistry,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Microtubule-Associated Proteins; 0/Tubulin

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