Molecular model of a microtubule composed of two alternating types of tubulin subunits, alpha1B and betaI/IVb (blue-purple and green), complexed with

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Molecular model of a microtubule composed of two alternating types of tubulin subunits, alpha1B and betaI/IVb (blue-purple and green), complexed with GMPCPP (red, buried inside the microtubule). Half of the microtubule has been removed in order to show GMPCPP. Microtubules are a long, hollow, cylindrical structure formed by the polymerization of alpha and beta tubulin subunits. GMPCPP stands for Guanosine-5'-[(?,?)-methylenephosphonate] guanosine-3'-phosphate. It's a non-hydrolysable analog of GTP (guanosine triphosphate), a nucleotide that binds to tubulin and plays a role in its dynamics and function.

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Keywords: -, alpha1b, artwork, background, betai/iv, biochemical, biochemistry, black, cgi, complex, gmpcpp, gtp, illustration, microtubule, model, molecular, molecule, space-filling, spacefilled, structural, structure, tubulin