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ArticlePLoS biology2008

A microtubule interactome: complexes with roles in cell cycle and mitosis.

Julian R Hughes, Ana M Meireles, Katherine H Fisher, Angel Garcia, Philip R Antrobus, Alan Wainman, Nicole Zitzmann, Charlotte Deane, Hiroyuki Ohkura, James G Wakefield

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Article in PLoS biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Julian R HughesDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Ana M Meireles
Katherine H Fisher
Angel Garcia
Philip R Antrobus
Alan Wainman
Nicole Zitzmann
Charlotte Deane
Hiroyuki Ohkura
James G Wakefield
University of Oxford · GBWellcome Centre for Cell Biology · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/B/08019Wellcome Trust 081849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton is required for many aspects of cell function, including the transport of intracellular materials, the maintenance of cell polarity, and the regulation of mitosis. These functions are coordinated by MT-associated proteins (MAPs), which work in concert with each other, binding MTs and altering their properties. We have used a MT cosedimentation assay, combined with 1D and 2D PAGE and mass spectrometry, to identify over 250 MAPs from early Drosophila embryos. We have taken two complementary approaches to analyse the cellular function of novel MAPs isolated using this approach. First, we have carried out an RNA interference (RNAi) screen, identifying 21 previously uncharacterised genes involved in MT organisation. Second, we have undertaken a bioinformatics analysis based on binary protein interaction data to produce putative interaction networks of MAPs. By combining both approaches, we have identified and validated MAP complexes with potentially important roles in cell cycle regulation and mitosis. This study therefore demonstrates that biologically relevant data can be harvested using such a multidisciplinary approach, and identifies new MAPs, many of which appear to be important in cell division.

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AnimalsCell CycleCentrosomeDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesMitosisRNA InterferenceSKP Cullin F-Box Protein LigasesDrosophila ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsSkpA protein, DrosophilaSKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases

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PMID18433294
PMCPMC2323305
OpenAlexW2047752494

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