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Assembly and regulation of ?-tubulin complexes.

ABSTRACT: Microtubules are major constituents of the cytoskeleton in all eukaryotic cells. They are essential for chromosome segregation during cell division, for directional intracellular transport and for building specialized cellular structures such as cilia or flagella. Their assembly has to be controlled spatially and temporally. For this, the cell uses multiprotein complexes containing ?-tubulin. ?-Tubulin has been found in two different types of complexes, ?-tubulin small complexes and ?-tubulin ring complexes. Binding to adaptors and activator proteins transforms these complexes into structural templates that drive the nucleation of new microtubules in a highly controlled manner. This review discusses recent advances on the mechanisms of assembly, recruitment and activation of ?-tubulin complexes at microtubule-organizing centres.

SUBMITTER: Farache D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5881034 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Assembly and regulation of γ-tubulin complexes.

Farache Dorian D Emorine Laurent L Haren Laurence L Merdes Andreas A

Open biology 20180301 3

Microtubules are major constituents of the cytoskeleton in all eukaryotic cells. They are essential for chromosome segregation during cell division, for directional intracellular transport and for building specialized cellular structures such as cilia or flagella. Their assembly has to be controlled spatially and temporally. For this, the cell uses multiprotein complexes containing γ-tubulin. γ-Tubulin has been found in two different types of complexes, γ-tubulin small complexes and γ-tubulin ri ...[more]

PMID: 29514869

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