Dynamic instability of microtubules is regulated by force

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1029-1034

  Janson, Marcel E ^a   De Dood, Mathilde E ^a   Dogterom, Marileen ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catastrophe time; Dynamic instability; Force generation; Microtubules; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATASTROPHE TIME; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FORCE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA TRANSLATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL CYCLE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; REACTION TIME; TENSILE STRENGTH; TUBULIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037477845     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200301147     Document Type: Article

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