- tubulin
- noun Etymology: tubule + 1-in Date: 1968 a globular protein that polymerizes to form microtubules
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Tubulin — Tubulin, die ⇒ Mikrotubuli aufbauendes Protein; kommt als α Tubulin und als β Tubulin vor, die sich zu Dimeren zusammenlagern … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
tubulin — tubulin. См. тубулин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
tubulin — [to͞o′byə lin΄, tyo͞o′byə lin] n. a protein in cells that polymerizes to form tiny tubules that are important in forming microtubules … English World dictionary
Tubulin — A Tubulin is one of several members of a small family of globular proteins. The most common members of the tubulin family are α tubulin and β tubulin, the proteins that make up microtubules. Each has a molecular weight of approximately 55… … Wikipedia
Tubulin — ist ein ca. 55 kDa großes Protein, das in den Zellen von Eukaryonten vorkommt. Die häufigsten Formen des Tubulins, das α Tubulin und β Tubulin, sind Hauptbestandteil der Mikrotubuli. Je ein α und β Tubulin bilden in ihnen Hetero Dimere (s. Abb.) … Deutsch Wikipedia
tubulin — Abundant cytoplasmic protein (55 kD), found mainly in two forms, a and b. A tubulin heterodimer (one a, one b ), constitutes the protomer for microtubule assembly. Multiple copies of tubulin genes are present (and are expressed) in most… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Tubulin — Tu|bu|lin [slat. tubulus = Röhrchen; ↑ in (3)], das; s, e: ein dimeres, aus zwei weitgehend identischen Untereinheiten (α u. β Tubulin, MG jeweils ca. 50 000) bestehendes Protein, das polymerisieren u. dabei die sog. Mikrotubuli (Leitstrukturen… … Universal-Lexikon
tubulin — noun a) Any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules b) Specifically, the dimer of α tubulin and β tubulin … Wiktionary
tubulin — A protein subunit of microtubules; it is a dimer composed of two globular polypeptides, α t. and β t.. SEE ALSO: dynein. t. tyrosine ligase an enzyme that covalently links a tyrosine to the C terminal glutamyl residue of t., coupled with the… … Medical dictionary
Tubulin-tyrosine ligase — In enzymology, a tubulin tyrosine ligase (EC number|6.3.2.25) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction:ATP + detyrosinated alpha tubulin + L tyrosine ightleftharpoons alpha tubulin + ADP + phosphateThe 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP … Wikipedia
