microtubules

Vesicle

...l article >>> Vesicle s may follow microtubules to their destination. Proteins within the membrane of the vesicle recognize and attach to proteins in other membranes . Full article >>> vesicle s Membrane-bound particles pinched off by constriction of a membrane, as in the ...

Tubulin

Tubulin is the protein which makes up microtubules . Microtubules are assembled from dimer s of &a...2; tubulin s The protein subunits from which microtubules are assembled. tumor suppressor genes Genes that normally keep cell division under control, pre...

Trans

...cle >>> Cytoskeleton - network of microtubules that support and give structure to cell while aiding in intracellular trans port Cytosol - jelly-like material that contains the organelles between the nucleus and the plasma membrane ... Full article >>> Back trans lati...

Sporozoan

...embers of this group share an "apical complex" of microtubules at one end of the cell (hence the name that many prefer to the old name of sporozoan s). All the members of the phylum are parasites . Full article >>> Sporozoan s Members of this group cause malaria and toxoplasmosis. The life...

Spirilla

...s believe that cilia, flagella, centrioles , and microtubules may have come from a symbiosis between a spirilla -like bacterium and an early eukaryotic cell . Full article >>>...

Spindle Fibers

...#62;>> Spindle fibers A collection of microtubules attached to a centromere during mitosis and ...ed kinetochore s, while others make contact with microtubules coming from the opposite pole. Full article >>> the pair of chromosomes that are a...

Somatic cell

...of the organ ism. aster - radiating formation of microtubules at each pole of a spindle apparatus, formed during mitosis ; comes from word meaning "star." ... Full article >>> See Somatic cell . Germ cell ( germ line ) gene therapy . The repair or re- placement of a defective gene within ...

Somatic

...of the organ ism. aster - radiating formation of microtubules at each pole of a spindle apparatus, formed during mitosis ; comes from word meaning "star." ... Full article >>> See Somatic cell . Germ cell ( germ line ) gene therapy . The repair or re- placement of a defective gene withi...

Skeleton

...e >>> Cyto skeleton - network of microtubules that support and give structure to cell while aiding in intracellular trans port Cytosol - jelly-like material that contains the organelles between the nucleus and the plasma membrane ... Full article >>> Many membrane-bou...

S phase

...n to the cytoplasm : includes actin filaments, microtubules , and intermediate filament s. cytosol The aqueous phase of the cytoplasm (including dissolved solutes and ... Full article >>>...

Reversal

...f mitosis . At telophase , the non kinetochore microtubules continue to lengthen, elongating the cell even more. Full article >>> monsoon A seasonal reversal of wind patterns caused by the different heating and cooling rates of the oceans and continents. Full article >>> Exa...

Recombination nodules

Kinetochore microtubules shorten, severing the recombination nodules and pulling homologous chromosomes apart. Since each chromosome only has one kinetochore , whole chromosomes are pulled toward opposing poles, forming two haploid sets. Full article >>&...

Origin

...te matures. Full article >>> Aster microtubules origin ating around centrioles in dividing animal cells from which the mitotic spindle eventually forms (aster = star) ... Full article >>> (See Oncogene .) Centers of origin . Usually the location in the world where the...

Nodule

...t . Full article >>> Kinetochore microtubules shorten, severing the recombination nodule s and pulling homologous chromosomes apart. Since each chromosome only has one kinetochore , whole chromosomes are pulled toward opposing poles, forming two haploid sets. Full article >>...

Neural

...cle >>> Unlike microfilament s and microtubules , the protein subunits of intermediate filament s show considerable diversity and tissue specificity. They provide tensile strength for the cell . In neural cells , intermediate filament s are called neurofilaments. Full article >>...

Mitotic spindle

... >>> mitotic spindle A network of microtubules formed during prophase . Some microtubules attach to the centromere s of the chromosomes and help draw the chromosomes apart during anap...

Mitosis

...ome separation requires spindle fibers made of microtubules ; spindle inhibitors stop the synthesis of microtubules . Full article >>> mitosis The multistep process ( interphase , prophase , metaph...

Microtubules

...l article >>> Chapter 1 The role of microtubules in trans port between the endoplasmic reticulum...tubules in a gel fixated cell . Main article: microtubules They are hollow cylinders of about 25 nm, formed by 13 protofilaments which, in turn, are polymers ...

Microfilament

...on of the cytoskeleton . Includes information on microtubules , microfilament s and intermediate filament s. Full article >>>...

Marker

...- tubulin immunoreactivity (a marker of stable microtubules ) and a reduction of the in situ hybridization signal for tubulin m RNA . Full article >>> Gusella and his research team, who used RFLP s to identify a marker . Testing a large library of human DNA fragments, Gusella et a...

Kinetochore

...ming at centromere during mitosis for binding microtubules . Related Terms: Centromere ... Full article &#...em. Full article >>> Kinetochore microtubules shorten, severing the recombination nodules and pulling homologous chromosomes apart. Since eac...

Karyokinesis

...62;> protein which when polymerized forms microtubules , necessary for (among other processes) karyokinesis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ... Full article >>> The division of the cytoplasm of a cell into two daughter cell s and it occurs during Telophase . S...

Intermediate filament

...intermediate between that of microfilament s and microtubules . They are assembled from several different prote...cludes all filaments intermediate in size between microtubules and microfilament s. interneuron ... Full article >>> intermediate filament The...

In situ hybridization

...- tubulin immunoreactivity (a marker of stable microtubules ) and a reduction of the in situ hybridization signal for tubulin m RNA . Full article >>> This micrograph uses fluorescence in situ hybridization ( FISH ) to reveal the ABL DNA (red) and the BCR DNA (green) in the interph...

Hybridization

...- tubulin immunoreactivity (a marker of stable microtubules ) and a reduction of the in situ hybridization signal for tubulin m RNA . Full article >>> The blot was probe d by hybridization with a clone d fragment of the tree's genome . For this particular combination of restriction...

Hybrid

...- tubulin immunoreactivity (a marker of stable microtubules ) and a reduction of the in situ hybrid ization signal for tubulin m RNA . Full article >>> The blot was probe d by hybrid ization with a clone d fragment of the tree's genome . For this particular combination of restric...

Flagellum

...omotion, formed from a core of nine outer doublet microtubules and two inner single microtubules , ensheathed in an extension of plasma membrane . Full article >>> flagellum Whipl...

Eukaryotes

...2;> Eukaryotes have 9 doublets (pairs) of microtubules arranged in a circle around 2 central microtubules . This 9 + 2 pattern is character istic of all eukaryotic cilia and flagella but not those of prok...

Eukaryote

...> Eukaryote s have 9 doublets (pairs) of microtubules arranged in a circle around 2 central microtubules . This 9 + 2 pattern is character istic of all eukaryotic cilia and flagella but not those of prok...

Dynein

...nein acts to activate a sliding within flagellar microtubules , whereas the cytoplasm ic dynein is implicated... ciliary dynein s are attatched to outer doublet microtubules in a cilium or flagellum , ... Full article >>> caption: The dynein motor, a ce...

Cytosol

...e enzymes of glycolysis tubulin s for making microtubules actin for making microfilament s ... Full art...n to the cytoplasm : includes actin filaments, microtubules , and intermediate filament s. cytosol The aqueous phase of the cytoplasm (including dissolved ...

Cytoskeleton

...; cytoskeleton A three-dimensional network of microtubules and filaments that provides internal support for ... cytoskeleton (sy-toh-skel-eh-ton) A network of microtubules , microfilament s, and intermediate filament s that branch throughout the cytoplasm and serve a ...

Cytosine

... of eukaryotic cells , an internal framework of microtubules , microfilament s, and intermediate filament s by which organelles and other structures are anchored, organ ized, ... Full article >>> Hydroxymethyl cytosine A modification of cystine residue s. This modification is typical...

Colchicine

...ing cells with colchicine . This drug disrupts microtubules and thus prevents the formation of a spindle. Full article >>>...

Cilium

...omotion, formed from a core of nine outer doublet microtubules and two inner single microtubules ensheathed in an extension of plasma membrane . Full article >>> cilium (plural, ...

Centrosome

... an organelle , is the portion of a cell where microtubules are manufactured. Its structure, since it acts as a nexus for cell activity, facilitates cell division . Full article >>> Centrosome s and Cancer Cancer cells often have more than the normal number (1 or 2 depending on the s...

Centromere

... where the kinetochore forms and then captures microtubules from the mitotic spindle . Full article >>> centromere The centralized region joining two sister chromatids . Covered in Lab 5 Sexual Lifecycles and Meiosis cephalic Pertaining to the head. Full article >>> ...

Centrioles

...nimal cells , that are composed of groupings of microtubules arranged in a 9 + 3 pattern. They help to organ ize the assembly of microtubules during cell division . Full article >>> Centrioles are important in the cell div...

Centriole

...nimal cells , that are composed of groupings of microtubules arranged in a 9 + 3 pattern. They help to organ ize the assembly of microtubules during cell division . Full article >>> A centriole is similar in structure to th...

Cell

...th flagella and cilia have a 9 + 2 arrangement of microtubules . This arrangement refers to the 9 fused pairs of microtubules on the outside of a cylinder, and the 2 unfused microtubules in the center. Full article >&#...

Bivalent

...tached - when both kinetochore s are attached to microtubules emanating from each centriole - they line up in the middle of the spindle, forming what is called the metaphase plate . Full article >>> You know, I was am bivalent . I had assumed that, when Frank died, that I would also follow s...

Bacteria

... (a- = not without; sepsis = rotten putrid) Aster microtubules origin ating around centrioles in dividing animal cells from which the mitotic spindle eventually forms (aster = star) ... Full article >>> An antibiotic derived from penicillin that prevents bacteria l growth by interfer...

Autoradiography

...ion of the flagellum which is a construction of microtubules emanating from the centriole at the base of the flagellum . Back to the Top ... Full article >>> Autoradiography is a process in which film is used to show the area of the vector where the probe has attached. This area is t...

Asters

...ctively, the asters , spindle, centrioles , and microtubules of a dividing cell . Full article >>> Polar microtubules are not attached to chromosomes but overlap each other. Asters are short microtubules that ra...

Apicomplexa

...embers of this group share an "apical complex" of microtubules at one end of the cell (hence the name that many prefer to the old name of sporozoan s). All the members of the phylum are parasites . Full article >>> Examples: Diplomonads, Parabasalids, Euglenoids, Kinetoplastids, Ciliates, D...

Anaphase

...icle >>> Anaphase I Kinetochore microtubules shorten, severing the recombination nodules and pulling homologous chromosomes apart. Since each chromosome only has one kinetochore , whole chromosomes are pulled toward opposing poles, forming two haploid sets. Full article >>&...