| Range |
in vitro 12 - 17: in vivo 13 protofilaments/microtubule
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| Organism |
Eukaryotes |
| Reference |
Tuszynski JA, Luchko T, Portet S, Dixon JM. Anisotropic elastic properties of microtubules. Eur Phys J E Soft Matter. 2005 May17(1):29-35. p.29 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID15864724
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| Comments |
"MTs (microtubules) are long hollow cylindrical objects made up of
12 to 17 protofilaments under in vitro conditions, and
typically of 13 protofilaments in vivo. Protofilaments consist of a-,ß-tubulin heterodimers longitudinally arranged." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
110104 |