tubulin
noun
tu·bu·lin
ˈtü-byə-lən 
ˈtyü-
: a globular protein that polymerizes to form microtubules
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The drug binds to the protein tubulin in cells, preventing it from forming into microtubules, which are vital structural components of cells.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
Along with another protein called tubulin, tau binds to these microtubules to keep them strong and stabilized.
—Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2019
Perhaps the strangest thing found in these viruses are genes that encode relatives of a protein called tubulin, which helps a cell organize its internal contents.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2020
Cunningham suspects that when the strep antibodies target tubulin in the brain, the result is a gumming up of a cell’s structural machinery and, apparently, neuropsychiatric ills.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017
The autoantibodies also attached to tubulin, a protein molecule used to maintain a cell’s physical structure.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
Along with another protein called tubulin, tau binds to these microtubules to keep them strong and stabilized.
—Amber Jorgenson, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2019
Perhaps the strangest thing found in these viruses are genes that encode relatives of a protein called tubulin, which helps a cell organize its internal contents.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2020
Cunningham suspects that when the strep antibodies target tubulin in the brain, the result is a gumming up of a cell’s structural machinery and, apparently, neuropsychiatric ills.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017
The autoantibodies also attached to tubulin, a protein molecule used to maintain a cell’s physical structure.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017
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tubulin
noun
tu·bu·lin
ˈt(y)ü-byə-lən
: a globular protein that polymerizes to form microtubules
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