Q. Which protein is used for the fluorescent labeling of cytoskeleton elements of the cell?

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Q. In fluorescence speckle microscopy, cytoskeletal filaments are uniformly labeled.

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Q. Variants of a protein are called __________

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Q. Which types of lasers are used in optical tweezers?

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Q. In total internal reflection microscopy (TIRF), thin planes can be focused.

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Q. Atomic force microscopy uses _____________

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Q. Which of the following are the most extensible filaments?

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Q. Which technique has been used to study the dynamic nature of microtubules?

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Q. Where in a eukaryotic cell, can a microtubule NOT be found?

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Q. Which type of macromolecules make up the wall of microtubules?

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Q. How many protofilaments are present in a single mammalian microtubule?

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Q. All the protofilaments of a microtubule have the same _____________

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Q. Alpha-tubulin subunits terminate the plus end of the microtubule.

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Q. The microtubule-binding activity of MAPs is controlled by ______________

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Q. Neurofibrillary tangles, found in the brain cells of persons with neurodegenerative disorders consists of _______________

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Q. The drug colchicine promotes microtubule _____________

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Q. Movement of materials in an axon are mediated through ________________ that serve as cytoskeletal tracks.

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Q. Which motor protein superfamily does not move along the microtubules?

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Q. Smallest microtubular motor proteins are __________________

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Q. Kinesins are plus end-directed microtubular proteins.

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