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Title Microtubule dynamics : methods and protocols / edited by Anne Straube
Published New York : Humana : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 319 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Methods in molecular biology, 1940-6029 ; v. 777
Springer protocols
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v. 777. 1064-3745
Springer protocols (Series)
Contents How to measure microtubule dynamics / Anne Straube -- Purification of tubulin from porcine brain / Christopher Gell [and others] -- Purification of tubulin from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe / Douglas R. Drummond [and others] -- Generation of differentially polyglutamylated microtubules / Benjamin Lacroix and Carsten Janke -- Preparation of pure tyrosinated or detyrosinated tubulin isoforms / Laurence Lafanechere and Didier Job -- ab-tubulin and microtubule-binding assays / Jaime N. Campbell and Kevin C. Slep -- Analysis of microtubule assembly kinetics using turbidimetry / Felicia Gaskin -- Isolation of centrosomes from cultured cells / Simone Reber -- Preparation of dual-color polarity-marked fluorescent microtubule seeds / Miho Katsuki, Etsuko Muto, and Robert A. Cross -- Reconstitution and quantification of dynamic microtubule end tracking in vitro using TIRF microscopy / Ivo A. Telley, Peter Bieling, and Thomas Surrey -- Force generation by dynamic microtubules in vitro / Svenja-Marei Kalisch, Liedewij Laan, and Marileen Dogterom -- Variations on the single-molecule assay for microtubule-associated proteins and kinesins / Susanne Bechstedt [and others] -- Analysing the ATP turnover cycle of microtubule motors / Claire T. Friel, Clive R. Bagshaw, and Jonathon Howard -- Cryo-electron tomography of microtubules assembled in vitro from purified components / Frederic M. Coquelle [and others] -- Kinetochore microtubules, analyzed by correlated light and immunoelectron microscopy / Andreas Merdes and Jan De Mey -- Photoactivatable-GFP-a-tubulin as a tool to study microtubule plus-end turnover in living human cells / Catarina P. Samora and Andrew D. McAinsh -- Quantification of asymmetric microtubule nucleation at subcellular structures / Xiaodong Zhu and Irina Kaverina -- Investigating microtubule dynamic instability using microtubule-targeting agents / Stephane Honore and Diane Braguer -- Laser ablation of the microtubule cytoskeleton : setting up and working with an ablation system / Nicola Maghelli and Iva M. Tolic-Norrelykke -- Isolation, identification, and validation of microtubule-associated proteins from Drosophila embryos / Robin Antrobus and James G. Wakefield -- Isolation of novel +TIPs and their binding partners using affinity purification techniques / Ka Lou Yu [and others]
Summary Microtubules are at the heart of cellular self-organization, and their dynamic nature allows them to explore the intracellular space and mediate the transport of cargoes from the nucleus to the outer edges of the cell and back. In Microtubule Dynamics: Methods and Protocols, experts in the field provide an up-to-date collection of methods and approaches that are used to investigate microtubule dynamics in vitro and in cells. Beginning with the question of how to analyze microtubule dynamics, the volume continues with detailed descriptions of how to isolate tubulin from different sources and with different posttranslational modifications, methods used to study microtubule dynamics and microtubule interactions in vitro, techniques to investigate the ultrastructure of microtubules and associated proteins, assays to study microtubule nucleation, turnover, and force production in cells, as well as approaches to isolate novel microtubule-associated proteins and their interacting proteins. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Definitive and practical, Microtubule Dynamics: Methods and Protocols provides the key protocols needed by novices and experts on how to perform a broad range of well-established and newly-emerging techniques in this vital field
Analysis microtubuli
microtubules
celbiologie
cellular biology
celfysiologie
cell physiology
Cellular Biology
Celbiologie
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Microtubules -- Research -- Methodology
Cytoskeletal proteins.
Proteins.
Polymers.
Cytoplasm.
Cells.
Anatomy.
Biopolymers.
Microtubules.
Tubulins.
Cytoskeletal Proteins
Cytoskeleton
Proteins
Cytoplasmic Structures
Polymers
Macromolecular Substances
Cytoplasm
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Chemicals and Drugs
Intracellular Space
Cellular Structures
Cells
Anatomy
Biopolymers
Microtubules
Microtubule Proteins
protein.
polymers.
anatomy.
Cytology
Life sciences
Genre/Form Laboratory manuals.
Manuels de laboratoire.
Form Electronic book
Author Straube, Anne.
ISBN 9781617792526
1617792527