Self-repair protects microtubules from their destruction by molecular motors
S. Triclin, D. Inoue, J. Gaillard, Z. M. Htet, M. De Santis, D. Portran, E. Derivery, C. Aumeier, L. Schaedel, K. John, C. Leterrier, S. Reck-Peterson, L. Blanchoin, M. Thery
The paper investigates how molecular motors affect microtubule stability and discovers a self-repair mechanism that counteracts motor-induced damage.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2018Cell Biology