microtubule
Type: molecule Aliases: microtubulestubulin
- Systems Analogy Tiny structural highway tracks inside cells that support their shape and transport cellular cargo.
- Formal Definition Tubular cytoskeletal structures composed of tubulin dimers, essential for maintaining cell shape, enabling intracellular transport, and anchoring tau.
Mentioned In
- Conceptcytoskeleton
- Proteintau
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Empirical Study Kandel ER, et al. Principles of Neural Science. 6th ed. 2021. ↗
"Microtubules form rigid cylinders serving as intracellular tracks."