title: Polyglutamylation: the GLU that makes microtubules sticky.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. mitcheld@upstate.edu <mitcheld@upstate.edu>
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D002923:Cilia / Q000502:physiology; D004398:Dyneins / Q000502:physiology*; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology*; D010453:Peptide Synthases / Q000378:metabolism; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014404:Tubulin; D004398:Dyneins; D010453:Peptide Synthases; C112698:tubulin polyglutamylase