2020
Cutting, Amplifying, and Aligning Microtubules with Severing Enzymes
Kuo YW, Howard J. Cutting, Amplifying, and Aligning Microtubules with Severing Enzymes. Trends In Cell Biology 2020, 31: 50-61. PMID: 33183955, PMCID: PMC7749064, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2020.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAAA ATPasesTissue morphogenesisCellular processesMicrotubule cytoskeletonCell divisionGrowth promotionBiophysical advancesSevering enzymesMicrotubule networkMolecular mechanismsStrong promoterMicrotubule growthNeuronal developmentShort filamentsMicrotubulesSpastinEnzymeSeveringFidgetinKataninCytoskeletonMorphogenesisPromoterProteinRecent work
2006
The depolymerizing kinesin MCAK uses lattice diffusion to rapidly target microtubule ends
Helenius J, Brouhard G, Kalaidzidis Y, Diez S, Howard J. The depolymerizing kinesin MCAK uses lattice diffusion to rapidly target microtubule ends. Nature 2006, 441: 115-119. PMID: 16672973, DOI: 10.1038/nature04736.Peer-Reviewed Original Research