"Gamma-tubulin is a sticky protein so some people first thought that what we were seeing under the microscope was a contamination of the samples. But that was not correct, because when we removed ...

Microtubule nucleation is a fundamental process in eukaryotic cells, underpinning the formation of the cytoskeletal network that is critical for cell division, intracellular transport and overall ...

Using a novel imaging technique, researchers demonstrate that XMAP215, a protein known to help microtubules grow faster and longer, is necessary to nucleating microtubules. For decades ...

CNIO and IRB Barcelona assemble the gamma-tubulin ring complex in vitro for the first time A collaboration between Jens Lüders' group at IRB Barcelona and Oscar Llorca's at CNIO ...

When cells divide, control mechanisms ensure that the genetic material, in other words the chromosomes, is correctly distributed to the daughter cells. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...