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- noun A
filament of polymerizedtubulin in a cell, which becomes part of amicrotubule
Etymologies
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proto- + filament
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Examples
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Goda S, Takano K, Yamagata Y, Nagata R, Akutsu H, et al. (2000) Amyloid protofilament formation of hen egg lysozyme in highly concentrated ethanol solution.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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Goda S, Takano K, Yamagata Y, Nagata R, Akutsu H, et al. (2000) Amyloid protofilament formation of hen egg lysozyme in highly concentrated ethanol solution.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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Andersen-Nissen E, Hayashi F, Strobe K, Bergman MA, et al. (2003) Toll-like receptor 5 recognizes a conserved site on flagellin required for protofilament formation and bacterial motility.
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