Nucleotide– and Mal3-dependent changes in fission yeast microtubules suggest a structural plasticity view of dynamics

Microtubules are vital and highly conserved components of the cytoskeleton. Here the authors carry out a structural analysis of fission yeast microtubules in the presence and absence of the microtubule end-binding protein Mal3 that demonstrates structural plasticity amongst microtubule polymers.

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Main Authors: Ottilie von Loeffelholz, Neil A. Venables, Douglas Robert Drummond, Miho Katsuki, Robert Cross, Carolyn A. Moores
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/c3d0da7b699b48b6b11f7ea7c4c62191
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Summary:Microtubules are vital and highly conserved components of the cytoskeleton. Here the authors carry out a structural analysis of fission yeast microtubules in the presence and absence of the microtubule end-binding protein Mal3 that demonstrates structural plasticity amongst microtubule polymers.