title: Cell Biology: Microtubule Collisions to the Rescue.
abstract: The proper regulation of microtubule lengths is fundamental to their cellular function. New work now reports that the collision of a growing microtubule end with another object, such as a microtubule, can contribute to the regulation of microtubule lengths by leaving behind damage that ultimately acts to stabilize the microtubule network.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Electronic address: klei0091@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Melissa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology*; D008868:Microtubule Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D008868:Microtubule Proteins