Monday, 02 July, 2012

Cell Biology

New insights into the life of microtubules

 

Every second, around 25 million cell divisions take place in our bodies. This process is driven by microtubule filaments which continually grow and shrink. A new study shows how so-called motor proteins in the cytosol can control their dynamics.

Press information LMU (english)
Publication "Microtubule Length Regulation by Molecular Motors"