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Microtubule Dynamics

Methods and Protocols

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  • Presents well-established and newly emerging techniques as performed by seasoned experts in the field
  • Provides easy to follow instruction written in a clear, step-by-step manner
  • Includes key tips and implementation advice to ensure successful results
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 777)

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Table of contents (21 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. How to Measure Microtubule Dynamics?

    • Anne Straube
    Pages 1-14
  3. Purification of Tubulin from Porcine Brain

    • Christopher Gell, Claire T. Friel, Barbara Borgonovo, David N. Drechsel, Anthony A. Hyman, Jonathon Howard
    Pages 15-28
  4. Purification of Tubulin from the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    • Douglas R. Drummond, Susan Kain, Anthony Newcombe, Christina Hoey, Miho Katsuki, Robert A. Cross
    Pages 29-55
  5. Generation of Differentially Polyglutamylated Microtubules

    • Benjamin Lacroix, Carsten Janke
    Pages 57-69
  6. Preparation of Pure Tyrosinated or Detyrosinated Tubulin Isoforms

    • Laurence Lafanechère, Didier Job
    Pages 71-86
  7. αβ-Tubulin and Microtubule-Binding Assays

    • Jaime N. Campbell, Kevin C. Slep
    Pages 87-97
  8. Preparation of Dual-Color Polarity-Marked Fluorescent Microtubule Seeds

    • Miho Katsuki, Etsuko Muto, Robert A. Cross
    Pages 117-126
  9. Force Generation by Dynamic Microtubules In Vitro

    • Svenja-Marei Kalisch, Liedewij Laan, Marileen Dogterom
    Pages 147-165
  10. Variations on the Single-Molecule Assay for Microtubule-Associated Proteins and Kinesins

    • Susanne Bechstedt, Michal Wieczorek, Michael Noujaim, Gary J. Brouhard
    Pages 167-176
  11. Analysing the ATP Turnover Cycle of Microtubule Motors

    • Claire T. Friel, Clive R. Bagshaw, Jonathon Howard
    Pages 177-192
  12. Cryo-electron Tomography of Microtubules Assembled In Vitro from Purified Components

    • Frédéric M. Coquelle, Sophie Blestel, Claire Heichette, Isabelle Arnal, Charles Kervrann, Denis Chrétien
    Pages 193-208
  13. Laser Ablation of the Microtubule Cytoskeleton: Setting Up and Working with an Ablation System

    • Nicola Maghelli, Iva M. Tolić-Nørrelykke
    Pages 261-271

About this book

Microtubules are at the heart of cellular self-organization, and their dynamic nature allows them to explore the intracellular space and mediate the transport of cargoes from the nucleus to the outer edges of the cell and back.  In Microtubule Dynamics: Methods and Protocols, experts in the field provide an up-to-date collection of methods and approaches that are used to investigate microtubule dynamics in vitro and in cells. Beginning with the question of how to analyze microtubule dynamics, the volume continues with detailed descriptions of how to isolate tubulin from different sources and with different posttranslational modifications, methods used to study microtubule dynamics and microtubule interactions in vitro, techniques to investigate the ultrastructure of microtubules and associated proteins, assays to study microtubule nucleation, turnover, and force production in cells, as well as approaches to isolate novel microtubule-associated proteins and their interacting proteins.  Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

 

Definitive and practical, Microtubule Dynamics: Methods and Protocols provides the key protocols needed by novices and experts on how to perform a broad range of well-established and newly-emerging techniques in this vital field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Warwick Medical School, Ctr for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom

    Anne Straube

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microtubule Dynamics

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Anne Straube

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-252-6

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-251-9Published: 25 July 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6185-6Published: 30 April 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-61779-252-6Published: 25 July 2011

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 319

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Cell Physiology

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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