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TUBGCP4
Introduction
Tubulin, gamma complex associated protein 4 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the TUBGCP4 gene.[1] It is part of the gamma tubulin complex, which required for microtubule nucleation at the centrosome.
Further reading
Further reading
- Hsu HL, Yeh NH (February 1996). “Dynamic changes of NuMA during the cell cycle and possible appearance of a truncated form of NuMA during apoptosis”. Journal of Cell Science. 109 ( Pt 2) (2): 277–88. PMID 8838651.
- Haren L, Merdes A (May 2002). “Direct binding of NuMA to tubulin is mediated by a novel sequence motif in the tail domain that bundles and stabilizes microtubules”. Journal of Cell Science. 115 (Pt 9): 1815–24. PMID 11956313.
- Murphy SM, Preble AM, Patel UK, O’Connell KL, Dias DP, Moritz M, Agard D, Stults JT, Stearns T (November 2001). “GCP5 and GCP6: two new members of the human gamma-tubulin complex”. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12 (11): 3340–52. doi:10.1091/mbc.12.11.3340. PMC 60259. PMID 11694571.
- Fava F, Raynaud-Messina B, Leung-Tack J, Mazzolini L, Li M, Guillemot JC, Cachot D, Tollon Y, Ferrara P, Wright M (November 1999). “Human 76p: A new member of the gamma-tubulin-associated protein family”. The Journal of Cell Biology. 147 (4): 857–68. doi:10.1083/jcb.147.4.857. PMC 2156165. PMID 10562286.
- Takahashi M, Yamagiwa A, Nishimura T, Mukai H, Ono Y (September 2002). “Centrosomal proteins CG-NAP and kendrin provide microtubule nucleation sites by anchoring gamma-tubulin ring complex”. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13 (9): 3235–45. doi:10.1091/mbc.E02-02-0112. PMC 124155. PMID 12221128.