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Plus end of microtubule

Known as: Plus End of the Microtubule, Growing End of Microtubule, microtubule plus end 
The growing (plus) end of a microtubule. In vitro, microtubules polymerize more quickly at the plus end than at the minus end. In vivo, microtubule… (More)

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
FYCO1 is a Rab7 effector that binds to LC3 and PI3P to mediate microtubule plus end–directed vesicle transport
Autophagy is the main eukaryotic degradation pathway for long-lived proteins, protein aggregates, and cytosolic organelles… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The Kinesin-8 Kif18A Dampens Microtubule Plus-End Dynamics
Motility is a fundamentally important property of most members of the kinesin superfamily, but a rare subset of kinesins are also… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Microtubule Plus-End-Tracking Proteins Target Gap Junctions Directly from the Cell Interior to Adherens Junctions
Gap junctions are intercellular channels that connect the cytoplasms of adjacent cells. For gap junctions to properly control… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Reconstitution of a microtubule plus-end tracking system in vitro.
The microtubule cytoskeleton is essential to cell morphogenesis. Growing microtubule plus ends have emerged as dynamic regulatory… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Kinetochore Microtubule Dynamics and Attachment Stability Are Regulated by Hec1
Mitotic cells face the challenging tasks of linking kinetochores to growing and shortening microtubules and actively regulating… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
CLASP1 and CLASP2 bind to EB1 and regulate microtubule plus-end dynamics at the cell cortex
CLIP-associating protein (CLASP) 1 and CLASP2 are mammalian microtubule (MT) plus-end binding proteins, which associate with CLIP… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
NGF-induced axon growth is mediated by localized inactivation of GSK-3beta and functions of the microtubule plus end binding protein APC.
Little is known about how nerve growth factor (NGF) signaling controls the regulated assembly of microtubules that underlies axon… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The microtubule plus-end proteins EB1 and dynactin have differential effects on microtubule polymerization.
Several microtubule-binding proteins including EB1, dynactin, APC, and CLIP-170 localize to the plus-ends of growing microtubules… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
KIF1B, a novel microtubule plus end-directed monomeric motor protein for transport of mitochondria.
To further elucidate the mechanism of organelle transport, we cloned a novel member of the mouse kinesin superfamily, KIF1B. This… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A microtubule-associated protein from Xenopus eggs that specifically promotes assembly at the plus-end.
We have isolated a protein factor from Xenopus eggs that promotes microtubule assembly in vitro. Assembly promotion was… (More)
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