Polyglutamylation: The GLU that Makes Microtubules Sticky
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The beating of cilia and flagella depends on microtubule sliding generated by dynein motors, but the interaction of these motors with their tracks is still under investigation. New evidence suggests that some dynein motors will not function properly unless their track has been modified by a specific post-translational modification.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010