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NATURE CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 10, Pages 1054-1064Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ncb3406
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- HFSP [RGY0088/2012]
- ANR [ANR-12-BSV5-0014]
- ERC [310472]
- European Research Council (ERC) [310472] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-12-BSV5-0014] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
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The dynamic instability of microtubules is characterized by slow growth phases stochastically interrupted by rapid depolymerizations called catastrophes. Rescue events can arrest the depolymerization and restore microtubule elongation. However, the origin of these rescue events remains unexplained. Here we show that microtubule lattice self-repair, in structurally damaged sites, is responsible for the rescue of microtubule growth. Tubulin photo-conversion in cells revealed that free tubulin dimers can incorporate along the shafts of microtubules, especially in regions where microtubules cross each other, form bundles or become bent due to mechanical constraints. These incorporation sites appeared to act as effective rescue sites ensuring microtubule rejuvenation. By securing damaged microtubule growth, the self-repair process supports a mechanosensitive growth by specifically promoting microtubule assembly in regions where they are subjected to physical constraints.
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