Microtubule

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Cytoskeleton And Motility subtree

Hollow tube (25 nm OD) of 13 α/β-tubulin protofilaments. Nucleated at γ-TuRC (centrosome, basal body). GTP-cap drives dynamic instability; tracks for motor proteins, spindle during mitosis.

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