protofilament

protofilament
A filament of polymerized tubulin in a cell, which becomes part of a microtubule

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  • protofilament — Basic element of a contractile flagellar microtubule, approximately 5 nm thick. [proto + L. filum, a thread] * * * pro·to·fil·a·ment fil ə mənt n one of several filaments composing a subunit of a microtubule …   Medical dictionary

  • Kinesin 13 — The Kinesin 13 Family are a subfamily of the molecular motor proteins known as kinesins. Most kinesins transport materials or cargo around the cell while traversing along microtubule polymer tracks with the help of ATP hydrolysis created energy.… …   Wikipedia

  • Microtubule — Space filling model of a microtubule segment derived from cryo electron microscopy. The protofilaments are seen running along the axis of the segment. The microtubule (+) end is towards the top of the image.[1] Microtubules are a component of the …   Wikipedia

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  • Microtubules — Microtubule Les microtubules sont des fibres constitutives du cytosquelette, au même titre que les microfilaments d actine et que les filaments intermédiaires. Ils ont un diamètre d environ 25 nm et une longueur variable du fait de leur dynamique …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Discovery and development of tubulin inhibitors — Tubulin inhibitors interfere directly with the tubulin system which is in contrast to those drugs acting on DNA for cancer chemotherapy. Microtubules play an important role in eukaryotic cells. Alpha and beta tubulin, the main components of… …   Wikipedia

  • Cell nucleus — HeLa cells stained for the cell nucleus DNA with the Blue Hoechst dye. The central and rightmost cell are in interphase, thus their entire nuclei are labeled. On the left, a cell is going through mitosis and its DNA has condensed ready for… …   Wikipedia

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  • Microfilament — Actin cytoskeleton of mouse embryo fibroblasts, stained with Fluorescein isothiocyanate phalloidin Microfilaments ( or actin filaments) are the thinnest filaments of the cytoskeleton, a structure found in the cytoplasm of all eukaryotic cells.… …   Wikipedia

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