Rate of elongation of microtubules in fibroblasts

Range 3-4 µm/min
Organism Mammalian tissue culture cell
Reference Schulze E, Kirschner M. Microtubule dynamics in interphase cells. 1986. J Cell Biol. 102(3):1020-31.PubMed ID3512576
Comments The slight variability in growth rate depends primarily on the concentration of tubulin. See reference for more details.
Entered by Phil Mongiovi
ID 101963