"Microtubules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Slender, cylindrical filaments found in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells. They are composed of the protein TUBULIN and are influenced by TUBULIN MODULATORS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.214.190.750.602
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtubules" by people in Profiles.
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Centromere pairing enables correct segregation of meiotic chromosomes. Curr Biol. 2024 05 20; 34(10):2085-2093.e6.
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More than two populations of microtubules comprise the dynamic mitotic spindle. J Cell Sci. 2022 02 01; 135(3).
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Insights into the Regulation of Ciliary Disassembly. Cells. 2021 11 01; 10(11).
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Mps1 promotes poleward chromosome movements in meiotic prometaphase. Mol Biol Cell. 2021 05 01; 32(10):1020-1032.
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Novel pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine microtubule targeting agents (MTAs): Synthesis, structure-activity relationship, in vitro and in vivo evaluation as antitumor agents. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2021 06 01; 41:127923.
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The 3-D conformational shape of N-naphthyl-cyclopenta[d]pyrimidines affects their potency as microtubule targeting agents and their antitumor activity. Bioorg Med Chem. 2021 01 01; 29:115887.
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Growing straight through walls. Elife. 2020 09 01; 9.
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Better safe than sorry-preventing mitotic segregation of meiotic chromosomes. Genes Dev. 2020 02 01; 34(3-4):147-148.
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Mitochondria-enriched protrusions are associated with brain and intestinal stem cells in Drosophila. Commun Biol. 2019; 2:427.
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Identification of C-6 as a New Site for Linker Conjugation to the Taccalonolide Microtubule Stabilizers. J Nat Prod. 2019 03 22; 82(3):583-588.