Characteristics of the polar assembly and disassembly of microtubules observed in vitro by darkfield light microscopy

We describe here the continuous observations of the polymerization of individual microtubules in vitro by darkfield microscopy. In homogeneous preparations we verify that polymerization can occur onto both ends of microtubules. The assembly of microtubules is polar, with one end growing at three tim...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1979
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2110448/