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Mapping Molecular Diffusion in the Plasma Membrane by Multiple-Target Tracing (MTT)
Published on: May 27, 2012
Do MTS have the function of message transmission?
1Department of Biology, Lanzhou University, China.
Abstract:
Structurally, microtubules (MTs) are composed of protofilaments of the subunit protein. They are prominent components of the cytoplasmic matrix and perform important functions as cytoskeletal elements for the determination of cell shape and as key elements in intracellular motility such as mitosis and the translocation of cell organelles. These functions are thought to depend on the controlled assembly and disassembly of MTs in the cytoplasm and on the interaction of MTs with each other and with other cytoplasmic components. I think that apart from these cellular functions. MTs have the function of message transmission. Although no direct evidence is available to explain this point at present, a number of indirect evidences have been obtained by many scientists e.g.: brain tissue has circumstantial the highest tubulin concentration, MTs have the property of self-assembly and disassembly, microtubule(MT) network is a key factor in differentiation of plant cells.
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