BIOB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Peptide, Molecular Mass, Unified Atomic Mass Unit

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Each of the three types of cytoskeletal laments is a polymer of protein subunits held together by weak, noncovalent bonds. Microtubules are long, hollow, unbranched tubes composed of subunits of the protein tubulin. Micro laments are solid, thinner structures, often organized into a branching network and composed of the protein actin. Intermediate laments are tough, ropelike bers composed of a variety of related proteins. Used in vitro and in vivo single molecule assays. Microtubules are hollow, relatively rigid, tubular structures, and they occur in nearly every eukaryotic cell. Microtubules are components of a diverse array of structures, including the mitotic spindle of dividing cells and the core of cilia and agella. Microtubules have an outer diameter of 25 nm and a wall thickness of approximately 4 nm. The wall of a microtubule is composed of globular proteins arranged in longitudinal rows, termed proto laments.

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