Microtubule

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cytoskeletal filament
gptkbp:associatedWith Kinesin
Dynein
MAPs (Microtubule-associated proteins)
gptkbp:composedOf Tubulin
gptkbp:destabilizedBy gptkb:Colchicine
Nocodazole
gptkbp:diameter About 25 nm
gptkbp:discoveredBy Fritiof S. Sjöstrand
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1953
gptkbp:dynamicInstability Yes
gptkbp:form Flagella
Cilia
Mitotic spindle
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Eukaryotic_cell
gptkbp:function Cell division
Cell shape maintenance
Intracellular transport
Organelle positioning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Microtubule
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cytoplasm
Centrosome
Axoneme
gptkbp:polarization Minus end
Plus end
gptkbp:polymerization GTP-dependent
gptkbp:presentIn gptkb:Protists
gptkb:Fungi
gptkb:Plants
Animals
gptkbp:regulates GTP hydrolysis
Microtubule-associated proteins
Post-translational modifications
gptkbp:role gptkb:Meiosis
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
Axonal transport
Cell motility
Chromosome segregation
Ciliary movement
Flagellar movement
Neuronal transport
Spindle formation
Vesicle transport
gptkbp:stable gptkb:Taxol
gptkbp:structure Hollow tube
gptkbp:subunit Alpha-tubulin
Beta-tubulin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Animal_cell
gptkb:Plant_cell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7