"Microtubules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Slender, cylindrical filaments found in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells. They are composed of the protein TUBULIN and are influenced by TUBULIN MODULATORS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.214.190.750.602
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Microtubules" by people in this website by year, and whether "Microtubules" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtubules" by people in Profiles.
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A centrin-Sfi1 myoneme fishnet powers ultrafast calcium-triggered contraction in the giant ciliate Spirostomum ambiguum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jun 02; 123(22):e2601408123.
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Mechanosensitive FHL2 tunes endothelial function via microtubule-actomyosin crosstalk. EMBO J. 2026 Jul; 45(13):4569-4604.
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Rigidity Governs Entrainment of Bacteria Cells in Biopolymer Scaffolds. ACS Biomater Sci Eng. 2025 Nov 10; 11(11):6740-6750.
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A clinical and genotype-phenotype analysis of MACF1 variants. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 10 02; 112(10):2363-2380.
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Active and passive crosslinking of cytoskeleton scaffolds tune the effects of cell inclusions on composite structure. Soft Matter. 2025 Jun 19; 21(24):4792-4806.
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Specific binding of Hsp27 and phosphorylated Tau mitigates abnormal Tau aggregation-induced pathology. Elife. 2022 09 01; 11.
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The E3 ligase TRIM1 ubiquitinates LRRK2 and controls its localization, degradation, and toxicity. J Cell Biol. 2022 04 04; 221(4).
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Targeting the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix in cardiovascular disease drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov. 2022 05; 17(5):443-460.
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Inflammatory Glycoprotein 130 Signaling Links Changes in Microtubules and Junctophilin-2 to Altered Mitochondrial Metabolism and Right Ventricular Contractility. Circ Heart Fail. 2022 01; 15(1):e008574.
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Motor-Driven Restructuring of Cytoskeleton Composites Leads to Tunable Time-Varying Elasticity. ACS Macro Lett. 2021 09 21; 10(9):1151-1158.