Microtubules act as “railways” for motor-driven intracellular transport, interact with accessory
proteins to assemble into larger structures such as the mitotic spindle, and provide an …

The cytoskeleton of animal cells is one of the most complicated and functionally versatile
structures, involved in processes such as endocytosis, cell division, intra-cellular transport …

Eukaryotic cells rely on long-lived microtubules for intracellular transport and as
compression-bearing elements. We considered that long-lived microtubules are acetylated …

Microtubules are one of the major cytoskeletal components of neurons, essential for many
fundamental cellular and developmental processes, such as neuronal migration, polarity …

Long-lived microtubules endow the eukaryotic cell with long-range transport abilities. While
long-lived microtubules are acetylated on Lys40 of α-tubulin (αK40), acetylation takes place …

The stability analysis of cantilevered curved microtubules in axons regarding various size
elements and using the generalized differential quadrature method for solving equations is …

Microtubules—which define the shape of axons, cilia and flagella, and provide tracks for
intracellular transport—can be highly bent by intracellular forces, and microtubule structure …

Microtubule-severing enzymes generate internal breaks in microtubules. They are
conserved in eukaryotes from ciliates to mammals, and their function is important in diverse …

The formation of condensed matter typically involves a trade-off between structural order
and flexibility. As the extent and directionality of interactions between atomic or molecular …

Despite their overwhelming complexity, living cells display a high degree of internal
mechanical and functional organization which can largely be attributed to the intracellular …