A family of tau proteins encoded by the MAPT gene stabilizes these structures, as does the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel, or taxol.
The "pioneer" types of these structures grow faster than normal and can penetrate lamellopodia. The bacterial protein FtsZ bears a remarkable similarity to the composition of this structure. A family of tau proteins encoded by the MAPT gene stabilizes these structures, as does the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel, or taxol. They go through rescue and catastrophe phases in a process called dynamic instability. Dyneins and kinesins mechanically "walk" along these structures. During mitosis, spindle fibers made from these structures attach to the kinetochore to separate chromosomes. For 10 points, identify these structures that make up the cytoskeleton with intermediate filaments and microfilaments.
The "pioneer" types of these structures grow faster than normal and can penetrate lamellopodia.
microtubules [prompt on spindle fibers until mention]