Tubulin, Microtubule Dynamics and Associated Proteins

  • Akhmanova, A. & Hoogenraad, C. C. 2005. Microtubule plus-end-tracking proteins: mechanisms and functions. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 17: 47-54.
  • Baas, P. W., Karabay, A. & Qiang, L. 2005. Microtubules cut and run. Trends Cell Biol. 15: 518-524.
  • Howard, J. & Hyman, A. A. 2007. Microtubule polymerases and depolymerases. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 19: 31-35.
  • Keller, C. E. & Lauring, B. P. 2005. Possible regulation of microtubules through destabilization of tubulin. Trends. Cell Biol. 15: 570-573.
  • Kikkawa, M. & Metlagel, Z. 2006. A molecular "zipper" for microtubules. Cell 127: 1302-1304.
  • Kwok, B. H. & Kapoor, T. M. 2007. Microtubule flux: drivers wanted. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 19: 36-42.
  • Lansbergen, G. & Akhmanova, A. 2006. Microtubule plus end: a hub of cellular activities. Traffic 7: 499-507.
  • Mahadevan, L. & Mitchison, T. J. 2005. Powerful curves. Nature 435: 895-897.
  • McGrath, J. L. 2006. Microtubule mechanics: A little flexibility goes a long way. Curr. Biol. 16: R800-R802.
  • Nogales, E. & Wang, H.-W. 2006. Structural mechanisms underlying nucleotide-dependent self-assembly of tubulin and its relatives. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 16: 221-229.
  • Vaughan, K. E. 2005. TIP maker and TIP marker; EB1 as a master controller of microtubule plus ends. J. Cell Biol. 171: 197-200.
  • Wu, X.., Xiang, X. & Hammer, J. A., III. 2006. Motor proteins at the microtubule plus-end. Trends Cell Biol. 18: 135-143.
Motor  Proteins
  • Adio, S., Reth, J., Bathe, F. & Woehlke, G. 2006. Review: regulation mechanisms of kinesin-1. J. Muscle Res. Cell Motil. 27: 153-160.
  • Asbury, C. L. 2005. Kinesin: world's tiniest biped. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 17: 89-97.
  • Carter, N. J. & Cross, R. A. 2006. Kinesin's moonwalk. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 18: 61-67.
  • Hackney, D. D. 2006. Jump-starting kinesin. J. Cell Biol. 176: 7-9.
  • Höök, P. & Vallee, R. B. 2006. The dynein family at a glance. J. Cell Sci. 119: 4369-4371.
  • Lakämper, S. & Meyhöfer, E. 2006. Back on track — On the role of the microtubule for kinesin motility and cellular function. J. Muscle Res. Cell Motil. 27: 161-171.
  • Miki, H., Okada, Y. & Hirokawa, N. 2005. Analysis of the kinesin superfamily: insights into structure and function. Trends Cell Biol. 15: 467-476.
  • Moores, C. A. & Milligan, R. A. 2006. Lucky 13 — microtubule depolymerisation by kinesin-13 motors. J. Cell Sci. 119: 3905-3913.
  • Oiwa, K. & Sakakibara, H. 2005. Recent progress in dynein structure and mechanism. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 17: 98-103.
  • Pfister, K. K., Fisher, E. M. C., Gibbons, I. R., Hays, T. S., Holzbaur, E. L. F., McIntosh, J. R., Porter, M. E., Schroer, T. A., Vaughan, K. T., Witman, G. B., King, S. M. & Vallee, R. B. 2005. Cytoplasmic dynein nomenclature. J. Cell Biol. 171: 411-413.
  • Spudich, J. A. 2006. Molecular motors take tension in stride. Cell 126: 242-244.
  • Valentine, M. T. & Gilbert, S. P. 2007. To step or not to step? How biochemistry and mechanics influence processivity in kinesin an dEg5. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 19: 75-81.
  • Walczak, C. E. 2006. Kinesin-8s: motoring and depolymerizing. Nat. Cell Biol. 8: 903-905.
  • Wordeman, L. 2005. Microtubule-depolymerizing kinesins. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 17: 82-88.
  • Yildiz, A. & Selvin, P. R. 2005. Kinesin: walking, crawling or sliding along? Trends Cell Biol. 15: 112-120.
Microtubule Organization and Function
  • Barr, F. A. & Egerer, J. 2005. Golgi positioning: are we looking at the right MAP? J. Cell Biol. 168: 993-998.
  • Bass, P. W., Nadar, C. V. & Myers, K. A. 2006. Axonal transport of microtubules: the long and short of it. Traffic 7: 490-498.
  • Caviston, J. P. & Holzbaur, E. L. F. 2006. Microtubule motors at the intersection of trafficking and transport. Trends Cell Biol. 10: 530-537.
  • Dogterom, M., Kerssemakers, J. W. J., Romet-Lemonne, G. & Janson, M. E. 2005. Force generation by dynamic microtubules. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 17: 67-74.
  • Hollenbeck, P. J. & Saxton, W. M. 2005. The axonal transport of mitochondria. J. Cell Sci. 118: 5411-5419.
  • Gerdes, J. M. & Katsanis, N. 2005. Microtubules transport defects in neurological and ciliary disease. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 62: 1556-1570.
  • Paradez, A., Wright, A. & Ehrhardt, D. W. 2006. Microtubule cortical array organization and plant cell wall morphogenesis. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 9: 571-578.
  • Raynaud-Messina, B. & Merdes, A. 2007. g-Tubulin complexes and microtubule orgtanization. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 19: 24-30.
  • Roll-Mecak, A. & Vale, R. D. 2006. Making more microtubules by severing: a common theme of noncentrosomal microtubule arrays. J. Cell Biol. 175: 849-851.
  • Vauaghan, K.T. 2005. Microtubule plus ends, motors, and traffic of Golgi membranes. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1744: 316-324.
  • Vedrenne, C. & Hauri, H.-P. 2006. Morphogenesis of the endoplasmic reticulum: Beyond active membrane expansion. Traffic 7: 639-646.
  • Watanabe, T., Noritake, J. & Kaibuchi, K. 2005. Regulation of microtubules in cell migration. Trends Cell Biol. 15: 76-83.
Updated August 26, 2007