A molecular "zipper" for microtubules.
The dynamics of the microtubule cytoskeleton are controlled by microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs). In this issue, show that Mal3p, the yeast EB1 homolog, belongs to a new class of MAPs that "zipper" up the seam of the microtubule lattice.
Kikkawa
Masahide
M
Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. masahide.kikkawa@utsouthwestern.edu
Metlagel
Zoltan
Z
D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008868:Microtubule Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008961:Models, Structural; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
C108851:Mal3 protein, S pombe; D008868:Microtubule Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins