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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America1988

A 60-kDa cytoskeletal protein from Trypanosoma brucei brucei can interact with membranes and with microtubules.

T Seebeck, V Küng, T Wyler, M Müller

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 1988. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

T SeebeckInstitut für Allgemeine Mikrobiologie, Bern, Switzerland.
V Küng
T Wyler
M Müller
Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells is a major determinant of cellular architecture and of many cellular functions. In addition to or in place of the transcellular cytoskeleton, many eukaryotic cells also contain membrane-associated cytoskeletal structures (membrane skeletons), which are important for cellular structure and function. The membrane skeleton of the parasitic hemoflagellate Trypanosoma brucei consists of a dense array of singlet microtubules (subpellicular microtubules), which are tightly associated to the overlying cell membrane. This study reports the identification of a microtubule-associated protein from Trypanosoma brucei that constitutes a component of the link between this microtubular array and the cell membrane. The protein can bind in vitro both to microtubules and to membrane vesicles or liposomes. Furthermore, it can crosslink microtubules and membrane vesicles, suggesting that it exerts a similar function in the membrane skeleton.

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AnimalsCell MembraneCytoskeletal ProteinsLiposomesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesTrypanosoma brucei bruceiTubulinCytoskeletal ProteinsLiposomesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsTubulin

Identifiers

PMID3422481
PMCPMC279713
OpenAlexW2005894358

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