Abl2 repairs microtubules and phase separates with tubulin to promote microtubule nucleation
Duan D, Lyu W, Chai P, Ma S, Wu K, Wu C, Xiong Y, Sestan N, Zhang K, Koleske A. Abl2 repairs microtubules and phase separates with tubulin to promote microtubule nucleation. Current Biology 2023, 33: 4582-4598.e10. PMID: 37858340, PMCID: PMC10877310, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOS-7 cellsMT nucleationMT latticeFamily kinasesTubulin recruitmentLiquid-liquid phase separationTubulin C-terminal tailsCryo-EM analysisC-terminal tailAbl family kinasesWild-type cellsC-terminal halfRescue frequencyGenetic experimentsNeuronal morphogenesisMicrotubule nucleationSplice isoformsMicrotubule dynamicsNocodazole treatmentMolecular mechanismsAxon guidanceCell migrationDamage sitesABL2MT assembly