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Microtubule‐Tethering Junctions are Fine Structural Distinct Entities that Deserve Attention
Author(s) -
Reipert Siegfried
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
traffic
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.677
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1600-0854
pISSN - 1398-9219
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2007.00656.x
Subject(s) - microtubule , tethering , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , ultrastructure , electron microscope , biophysics , anatomy , physics , optics
Microtubule tethering at cell junctions, as studied by light microscopy (Ligon and Holzbaur, Traffic 2007;8:808–819), exist as easily recognizable ultrastructural entities that are distinct from adherence junctions. Here, we encourage systematic analysis of cortical microtubule capture by electron microscopy.