In conclusion, re-investigation of the anthelminthics represents to a major part an on - target repositioning, since impairment of glycolysis, mitochondrial respiration and assembly of microtubules in cancer cells replicates the therapeutic mechanisms reported in nematodes. (oncm.org)
Responsible for the assembly of microtubules in a cell, a protein called tau plays a large role in the structure of the neurons, as well as their function. (sciencedaily.com)
Stuart Hameroff, an anesthesiologist who has spent many years studying brain functions, has collaborated with renowned Oxford University polymath Roger Penrose on a model that explains consciousness as the result of quantum processes occurring in tiny structures called microtubules in brain cells. (discovermagazine.com)