Interface-acting nucleotide controls polymerization dynamics at microtubule plus- and minus-ends

GTP-tubulin is preferentially incorporated at growing microtubule ends, but the biochemical mechanism by which the bound nucleotide regulates the strength of tubulin:tubulin interactions is debated. The ‘self-acting’ (cis) model posits that the nucleotide (GTP or GDP) bound to a particular tubulin d...

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Main Authors: Lauren A McCormick, Joseph M Cleary, William O Hancock, Luke M Rice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2024-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/89231