释义 |
tubulin Biochem.|ˈtjuːbjʊlɪn| [f. tubule + -in1.] Either or both of two similar proteins that are the main constituent of microtubules.
1968H. Mohri in Nature 16 Mar. 1054/1 We believe that the microtubule constituent is a different protein, for which we propose the name ‘tubulin’. 1977Jrnl. Protozool. XXIV. 4/1 Microtubules are composed of 2 subunits, termed α and β tubulins, which form dimers and then polymers that are essentially infinitely long. 1978Bio Systems X. 93/1 Tubulin..can undergo self-assembly in the absence of other macromolecules to form a microtubule. 1982J. F. Van Pilsum in T. M. Devlin Textbk. Biochem. xxi. 1042 Tubulin..comprises about 14% of the total protein found in mammalian brain. |