title: Microtubule dynamics: Controlling split ends.
abstract: The rapid switching between growth and shrinkage at microtubule ends is important for many cellular processes. Recent studies on the structure of the microtubule and on the mechanism of action of the microtubule regulators XKCM1 and OP18 have revealed how these switching events are regulated.
authors.affiliation: Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA. fjmcnally@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: McNally
mesh_terms: D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D016547:Kinesins / Q000378:metabolism; D008868:Microtubule Proteins; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D050777:Stathmin; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: C088335:KIF11 protein, Xenopus; D008868:Microtubule Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D050777:Stathmin; D014404:Tubulin; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D016547:Kinesins