Sentences with phrase «tubulin proteins»

Tubulin proteins form hollow tubes inside cells called microtubules that provide cytoskeletal structure and also act as a highway system for cellular traffic.

Microtubule strands assemble from subunits of alpha and beta tubulin proteins that form dimers.

His team discovered that tubulin proteins were among them, and then found that if a kind of reverse agent were administered — a microtubule - stabilizing drug — so were the anesthetic effects.

This cytoskeleton is largely made from the tubulin proteins that form microtubule filaments.

Like the family of taxanes (of which paclitaxel is a member), epothilones prevent cancer cells from dividing by interfering with tubulin proteins that form the cells» skeletal microtubules.

To test the memristor theory, Tuszynski's team filled a dish with microtubules, tubulin proteins and a buffer solution, then added electricity.

Microtubules are hollow cylinders with walls made up of tubulin proteins — alpha (green) and beta (blue)-- plus EB proteins (orange) that can either stabilize or destabilize the structure of the tubulin proteins.

Microtubules, hollow fibers of tubulin protein only a few nanometers in diameter, form the cytoskeletons of living cells and play a crucial role in cell division (mitosis) through their ability to undergo rapid growth and shrinkage, a property called «dynamic instability.»

Not exact matches

Jawdat Al - Bassam at the UC Davis Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and colleagues have now taken a close look at the proteins that assemble tubulin, and found that they comprise a single machine, not a stepped pathway as previously thought.

Which of these becomes dominant depends on the relative concentrations of the tubulins and the motor proteins: In a certain concentration range the dynamic equilibrium between growth and shrinkage of the microtubules operates as it would if resources were not limiting.

Building from two subunits, alpha and beta tubulin, this protein assembles into microtubules that play a vital role inside cells — giving structure, pushing or pulling other things around, or providing a track on which other molecules can pull themselves along.

When a kinesin protein reaches the end, it detaches from the filament taking the tubulin to which it is bound with it.

They added a tubulin - binding protein known as Tau, that connects the HyPer protein to the microtubule structures.

The NIMS group used nanotechnology to study conductive properties of individual microtubules, protein polymers of tubulin (the brain's most prevalent protein).

Tubulin is labeled gold, highlighting the cell body and flagellum, while the protein actin is labeled blue, showing off the organism's distinctive collar.

Tubulin, a flexible protein, assembles into a long chain to create microtubules.

She adds that her team is finding more than collagen: It has recovered sequences from eight proteins isolated from what appear to be blood vessels, all matching common vessel proteins such as actin, tubulin, and hemoglobin.

Tubulin and tubulin - like proteins are highly conserved evolutionarily, found in some bacteria, fungi, higher plants, and aTubulin and tubulin - like proteins are highly conserved evolutionarily, found in some bacteria, fungi, higher plants, and atubulin - like proteins are highly conserved evolutionarily, found in some bacteria, fungi, higher plants, and animals.

The challenge was getting SiR to bind specifically to the cytoskeleton's proteins, actin and tubulin.

It consists of three major sub-structures inside the cell, which are made up of long, filamentous proteins: tubulin and actin.

These findings add to the growing understanding of the «tubulin code» — a phenomenon where TTLL7 and similar proteins add amino acids to microtubules and prompt them to fast - track certain proteins for transport.

One possibility is that it acts directly to enhance the polymerization of tubulin and actin, the monomeric proteins that give rise respectively to microtubules and micro filaments.

Most importantly, they found that the active site of TTLL7 is ideally positioned to contact the negatively charged «beta - tail» of beta - tubulin, one of the two protein building blocks of the microtubule polymer (alpha - and beta - tubulin).

In the center, FGFR - TACC fusion protein (red) can be seen disrupting tubulin bundles (green), structures that support cell division, or mitosis, at the point connecting the two daughter cells (whose nuclei are colored blue).

Tubulin - mediated binding of human immunodeficiency virus - 1 Tat to the cytoskeleton causes proteasomal - dependent degradation of microtubule - associated protein 2 and neuronal damage.

In vivo analysis of the functions of γ - tubulin - complex proteins.

This finding is consistent with the recent discovery with several «eukaryotic» signature genes in these archaeal lineages, including genes encoding proteins such as actin, tubulin, and several proteins involved in transcription and membrane deformation.

ARHGAP21 Protein, a New Partner of α - Tubulin Involved in Cell - Cell Adhesion Formation and Essential for Epithelial - Mesenchymal Transition.

Scientists knew that somehow these tiny cell organelles become deformed and cause these diseases because of a problem related to their assembly, which requires the translocation of vast quantities of the vital cell protein tubulin.

Importantly, the composite genomes of Asgard archaea encode homologs of actin genes, actin - binding proteins, multiple ESCRT complex homologues, and tubulin.

Tubulin itself is a globular protein which consists of two polypeptides (alpha and beta tuTubulin itself is a globular protein which consists of two polypeptides (alpha and beta tubulintubulin).

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