Structure of the γ-tubulin ring complex-capped microtubule

A Aher, L Urnavicius, A Xue, K Neselu… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
Microtubules are composed of α-tubulin and β-tubulin dimers positioned head-to-tail to form
protofilaments that associate laterally in varying numbers. It is not known how cellular …

γ-TuRC asymmetry induces local protofilament mismatch at the RanGTP-stimulated microtubule minus end

BJA Vermeulen, A Böhler, Q Gao, A Neuner… - The EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
The γ-tubulin ring complex (γ-TuRC) is a structural template for de novo microtubule
assembly from α/β-tubulin units. The isolated vertebrate γ-TuRC assumes an asymmetric …