2021
The narrowing of dendrite branches across nodes follows a well-defined scaling law
Liao M, Liang X, Howard J. The narrowing of dendrite branches across nodes follows a well-defined scaling law. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2022395118. PMID: 34215693, PMCID: PMC8271565, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2022395118.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
XMAP215 Is a Processive Microtubule Polymerase
Brouhard GJ, Stear JH, Noetzel TL, Al-Bassam J, Kinoshita K, Harrison SC, Howard J, Hyman AA. XMAP215 Is a Processive Microtubule Polymerase. Cell 2008, 132: 79-88. PMID: 18191222, PMCID: PMC2311386, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesBiological AssayCatalytic DomainCell DifferentiationCell EnlargementCell LineCytoskeletonDiffusionDimerizationFetal ProteinsForminsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMicrofilament ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesNuclear ProteinsPolymersProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportSpodopteraSus scrofaTubulinXenopus laevisXenopus ProteinsConceptsFamily of proteinsSingle-molecule assaysActin polymerasesMicrotubule cytoskeletonProcessive polymeraseTubulin subunit additionDynamic microtubulesMicrotubule polymeraseMicrotubule growthCytoskeletal polymersXMAP215Plus endsMicrotubule latticePolymeraseSubunit additionCell proliferationFree tubulinTubulin dimersMicrotubulesCommon mechanismFast growthTip trackingGrowthCytoskeletonRapid assembly