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CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages 65-70Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2017.06.003
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- NIGMS [GM63072]
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As non-crystallizable polymers, microtubules have been the target of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) studies since the technique was first established. Over the years, image processing strategies have been developed that take care of the unique, pseudo-helical symmetry of the microtubule. With recent progress in data quality and data processing, cryo-EM reconstructions are now reaching resolutions that allow the generation of atomic models of microtubules and the factors that bind them. These include cellular partners that contribute to microtubule cellular functions, or small ligands that interfere with those functions in the treatment of cancer. The stage is set to generate a family portrait for all identified microtubule interacting proteins and to use cryo-EM as a drug development tool in the targeting of tubulin.
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