Golgi as an MTOC: making microtubules for its own good
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- 3 July 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Histochemistry and Cell Biology
- Vol. 140 (3) , 361-367
Abstract
In cells, microtubules (MTs) are nucleated at MT-organizing centers (MTOCs). The centrosome-based MTOCs organize radial MT arrays, which are often not optimal for polarized trafficking. A recently discovered subset of non-centrosomal MTs nucleated at the Golgi has proven to be indispensable for the Golgi organization, post-Golgi trafficking and cell polarity. Here, we summarize the history of this discovery, known molecular prerequisites of MT nucleation at the Golgi and unique functions of Golgi-derived MTs.Keywords
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