Neurofilaments Bind Tubulin and Modulate Its Polymerization
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Neurofilaments bind tubulin and modulate its polymerization.
Neurofilaments assemble from three intermediate-filament proteins, contribute to the radial growth of axons, and are exceptionally stable. Microtubules are dynamic structures that assemble from tubulin dimers to support intracellular transport of molecules and organelles. We show here that neurofilaments, and other intermediate-filament proteins, contain motifs in their N-terminal domains that ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1924-09.2009