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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Q. In an axon, microtubules are oriented with their __________________ facing the cell body.

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Q. Which protein moves towards the minus end of the microtubule track?

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Q. Which of the following family of kinesins is incapable of movement along the microtubules?

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Q. Which microtubule-associated motor protein is responsible for the movement of cilia?

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Q. How many cytoplasmic dyneins are present in eukaryotic cells?

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Q. Colcemid is a drug that acts on ___________

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Q. Outer microtubules in a cilium are generated from ______________

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