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Definition of Microtubule

1. Noun. A microscopically small tubule.

Definition of Microtubule

1. Noun. small tubes made of protein and found in cells and is part of the cytoskeleton. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Microtubule

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Microtubule

1. Cytoplasmic tubule, 25nm outside diameter with a 5nm thick wall. Made of tubulin heterodimers packed in a three start helix (or of 13 protofilaments looked at another way) and associated with various other proteins (MAPs, dynein, kinesin). Microtubules of the ciliary axoneme are more permanent than cytoplasmic and spindle microtubules. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Microtubule

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"5.4.2.4.1 Unraveling the Physical Basis of microtubule Structure and Stability ... An understanding of microtubule structure and function is key not just to ..."

2. Inside the Cell by Maya Pines (1990)
"The coordinated beating of cilia in the Molecules of kinesin connect a vesicle to a microtubule (left) and flex (center), thus pulling the vesicle along the ..."

3. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. E. Nogales. M. Whittaker, RA Milligan and KH Downing. 1999. structure of a single microtubule, ..."

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