"Microtubules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Slender, cylindrical filaments found in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells. They are composed of the protein TUBULIN and are influenced by TUBULIN MODULATORS.
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D008870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.214.190.750.602
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtubules" by people in Profiles.
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Structural Repetition Detector for multi-scale quantitative mapping of molecular complexes through microscopy. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 01; 16(1):5767.
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The role of Runx2 in facilitating autophagy in metastatic breast cancer cells. J Cell Physiol. 2018 Jan; 233(1):559-571.
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Blood platelet formation in vitro. The role of the cytoskeleton in megakaryocyte fragmentation. J Cell Sci. 1990 Sep; 97 ( Pt 1):59-70.
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Microtubule coils occur in intact megakaryocytes. Blood Cells. 1988; 13(3):509-11.
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Megakaryocyte morphogenesis stimulated in vitro by whole and partially fractionated thrombocytopenic plasma: a model system for the study of platelet formation. Blood. 1987 Apr; 69(4):1046-52.
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Cultured megakaryocytes: changes in the cytoskeleton after ADP-induced spreading. J Cell Biol. 1982 Feb; 92(2):313-23.
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Measurement, modeling, and analysis of the linear electrical properties of cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1977 Dec 30; 303:342-54.