Microtubules: Organization, Dynamics and Functions
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Intracellular and Plasma Membranes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2023) | Viewed by 3097
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cytoskeleton; flagella; cilia; centrosome; centriole; basal body; microtubules; tubulin posttranslational modifications
Interests: tubulin; non-microtubular tubulins; tubulin posttranslational modifications; basal body; centriole; cilia; flagella
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In different cell types, or even within specific cell regions, the organization of microtubules can have different levels of sophistication. Microtubules can vary from a network of cytoplasmic microtubules or bundles of filaments supporting intracellular transport and cell shape to complex structures enabling cell division or serving as scaffolds of the centriole, basal body, and cilium. The formation, maintenance, and remodeling of such diverse microtubular assemblies is strictly regulated and involves numerous factors, including tubulin post translational modifications and microtubule-interacting proteins. In recent years, a number of excellent studies significantly improved our understanding of the structure, dynamics and function of microtubules.
This Special Issue of Cells intends to gather publications that present cutting-edge research in the field. We call for manuscripts, either in the form of original research articles, short communications, or reviews, which are related to the following topics: the organization and regulation of microtubular cytoskeleton in organisms from various eukaryotic clades (animals, plants, fungi, protists); intracellular transport and motor proteins; the role of microtubules in cell motility, division, senescence and carcinogenesis; and intrinsic (tubulin isotypes, posttranslational modifications, microtubule interacting proteins) and extrinsic factors (drugs) affecting microtubule dynamics, including potential anti-cancer agents.
Dr. Dorota Włoga
Dr. Ewa Joachimiak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tubulin
- microtubule
- microtubule organization
- tubulin posttranslational modifications
- microtubule interacting proteins
- mitotic and meiotic spindle
- centriole
- basal body
- cilium
- microtubules in cancer
- anti-cancer drugs
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