title: Friction on MAP determines its traveling direction on microtubules.
abstract: Microtubule networks generate various forces, and the forces are applied to microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs). Forth et al. (2014) show in a recent issue of Cell that asymmetric frictional force between MAPs and microtubules leads to directional movement of MAPs along microtubules, providing insight into the mechanism of microtubule network self-organization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan.
authors.forename: Sadanori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan. Electronic address: goshima@bio.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Gohta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goshima
mesh_terms: D034961:Antigens, Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D034521:Nuclear Matrix-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D034961:Antigens, Nuclear; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D034521:Nuclear Matrix-Associated Proteins