Cell Biology: Kinesin-14 Backsteps to Organize Polymerizing Microtubules

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Contributors

  • Marcus Braun - , Chair of BioNano-Tools, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Author)
  • Stefan Diez - , Chair of BioNano-Tools, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Author)
  • Zdenek Lansky - , Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Author)

Abstract

Microtubules nucleated from an organizing center grow radially in all directions. A new study shows that, to organize those microtubules into arrays of parallel bundles, the kinesin-14 Cik1–Kar3 guides growing microtubule tips along pre-existing microtubules.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R1292-R1294
JournalCurrent biology
Volume26
Issue number24
Publication statusPublished - 19 Dec 2016
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 27997844
ORCID /0000-0002-0750-8515/work/142235558

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