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Dynamic instability 30 years later: complexities in microtubule growth and catastrophe

Microtubules are not like other polymers. Whereas polymers such as F-actin will grow continuously as long as the subunit concentration is high enough, a steadily growing microtubule can suddenly shrink even when there is ample αβ-tubulin around. This remarkable behavior was discovered in 1984 when T...

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Autor principal: Brouhard, Gary J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society for Cell Biology 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25823928
http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E13-10-0594