Fireworks of Life: Princeton's Sabine Petry Discovers Microtubule Nuculeation with XMAP215 (VIDEO)

Princeton University

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These time-lapse videos show microtubules growing after the addition of XMAP215, the protein identified by researchers in Sabine Petry's lab at Princeton University as a necessary component of microtubule nucleation. The different squares show the microtubules growing after adding different amounts of XMAP215. The "fireworks" are the rapidly growing microtubules. Elapsed time is shown in seconds and the white scale bar shows 10 μm.

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