MICROTUBULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does microtubule mean? 

• MICROTUBULE (noun)
  The noun MICROTUBULE has 1 sense:

1. a microscopically small tubule

  Familiarity information: MICROTUBULE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROTUBULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A microscopically small tubule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("microtubule" is a kind of...):

tubule (a small tube)

 Context examples 

This protein plays a role in autophagocytosis and microtubule function.

(Microtubule-Associated Proteins 1A/1B Light Chain 3A, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in both microtubule assembly and cell cycle progression.

(Microtubule-Associated Protein 4, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in microtubule organization.

(MID1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes midline-1 protein, plays a role in the modulation of microtubule organization.

(MID1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Aurora A kinase localizes to the spindle poles and to spindle microtubules during mitosis, and is thought to regulate spindle assembly.

(Alisertib, NCI Thesaurus)

Like vinblastine, anhydrovinblastine targets and binds to tubulin and inhibits microtubule formation, resulting in disruption of mitotic spindle assembly and causing tumor cell cycle arrest in the M phase.

(Anhydrovinblastine, NCI Thesaurus)

Cellular structures called microtubules are tagged with a variety of chemical markers that can influence cell functions.

(Scientists unravel the mystery of the tubulin code, NIH)

Any cytoskeletal process involving microtubule structures and their associated proteins.

(Microtubule Process, NCI Thesaurus)

They are often associated with microtubules and may play a role in cytoskeletal function and/or mediate movement of the cell or the organelles within the cell.

(Microfilament Protein, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The alpha and beta tubulins represent the major components of microtubules, while gamma tubulin plays a critical role in the nucleation of microtubule assembly.

(Microtubule, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)