Tubulin folding cofactors: half a dozen for a dimer

Curr Biol. 2002 Nov 19;12(22):R767-9. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)01288-5.

Abstract

Tubulin folding cofactors control the availability of tubulin subunits and microtubule stability in eukaryotic cells. Recent work on Arabidopsis mutants has provided a new experimental system for understanding the cellular functions of tubulin folding cofactors.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / chemistry
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology
  • Dimerization
  • Models, Biological
  • Protein Folding
  • Protein Subunits
  • Tubulin / chemistry*
  • Tubulin / genetics
  • Tubulin / metabolism*

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Protein Subunits
  • Tubulin