Preparation of Segmented Microtubules to Study Motions Driven by the Disassembling Microtubule Ends

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2014年3月15日

10.3791/51150-v

2014年3月15日

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Microtubules are inherently unstable polymers, and their switching between growth and shortening is stochastic and difficult to control. Here we describe protocols using segmented microtubules with photoablatable stabilizing caps. Depolymerization of segmented microtubules can be triggered with high temporal and spatial resolution, thereby assisting analysis of motions with the disassembling microtubule ends.

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Chapters in this video

0:05

Title

1:21

Manufacturing Reusable Flow Chambers

2:55

Preparing the Coverslips

5:04

Attaching Microtubule Seeds to the Coverslips

8:04

Growing Segmented Microtubules

9:04

Interpreting the Results

11:59

Conclusion

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