Microtubules

Component • C0026046

Definition

A cylindrical cytoplasmic element, 20 to 27 nm in diameter and of variable length, that occurs widely in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells; microtubules increase in number during mitosis and meiosis, where they may be related to movement of the c

Synonyms

Microtubules • Microtubule • cytoplasmic microtubule • Microtubulus • Micro-tubule • Micro Tubule

Linked items?Related concepts, ordered by their global importance in the network.

protein complex location    Cytoskeleton    GABARAP gene    GABARAPL1 gene    MAP1LC3B gene    MAP1LC3A gene    APC gene    Microtubules    Microtubules    MAP1LC3C gene    MAP2K1 gene    BIRC5 gene    cytoplasmic part    APOE gene    TUBB gene    MAPT gene    HDAC6 gene    AXIN1 gene    NCOA2 gene    DYNLL1 gene   

Related concepts

# Concept name Type Relation Support Score
1 Cytoskeleton Component Known Explain 0.16692
2 microtubule-based movement Function Inferred Explain 0.15884
3 microtubule motor activity Function Inferred Explain 0.12408
4 Tubulin, conserved site Domain Known Explain 0.09341
5 Tubulin Domain Known Explain 0.08838
6 Tektin Domain Known Explain 0.08810
7 Axoneme of cilium Component Inferred Explain 0.07821
8 Delta tubulin Domain Known Explain 0.05565
9 Gamma tubulin Domain Known Explain 0.05560
10 Alpha tubulin Domain Known Explain 0.05513
11 Beta tubulin Domain Known Explain 0.05513
12 Epsilon tubulin Domain Known Explain 0.05513
13 Cilia Component Inferred Explain 0.05389
14 Tubulin binding cofactor A Domain Known Explain 0.05186
15 CCDC105 gene Gene Known Explain 0.05017
16 TEKT3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04842
17 TEKT1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04842
18 TEKT5 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04842
19 astral microtubule Component Known Explain 0.04770
20 EML5 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04708
21 EML6 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04708
22 NICN1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04642
23 nuclear microtubule Component Known Explain 0.04564
24 cortical microtubule Component Known Explain 0.04516
25 Neuropil Threads Other Known Explain 0.04475
26 Peripheral doublet microtubule of axoneme of cilium Component Known Explain 0.04468
27 MAFIP gene Gene Known Explain 0.04426
28 C18orf10 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04380
29 TBCA gene Gene Known Explain 0.04378
30 HAUS2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04340
31 FAM110C gene Gene Known Explain 0.04243
32 HAUS6 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04192
33 KIF12 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04190
34 KIF19 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04190
35 Kinesin, motor region Domain Inferred Explain 0.04179
36 Kinesin, motor region, conserved site Domain Inferred Explain 0.04105
37 Cytoplasm Component Inferred Explain 0.04079
38 HAUS4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04024
39 KIF6 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04021
40 HAUS5 gene Gene Known Explain 0.04013
41 SPAG17 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03971
42 KIF9 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03959
43 LRRC49 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03953
44 HAUS8 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03941
45 DYNLRB2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03923
46 DNAH10 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03904
47 DNAH12 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03904
48 DNAH6 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03904
49 TTLL8 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03847
50 KIF26B gene Gene Known Explain 0.03777
51 HAUS3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03776
52 TCTE3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03751
53 DNAH14 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03744
54 flagellar axoneme Component Inferred Explain 0.03728
55 TEKT4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03697
56 DNAH17 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03688
57 DNAH8 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03688
58 HAUS1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03658
59 MAP9 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03601
60 KIF27 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03590
61 KIF25 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03572
62 KIF21B gene Gene Known Explain 0.03550
63 KIF24 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03547
64 EML3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03524
65 PTPN20A gene Gene Known Explain 0.03499
66 DNAH2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03463
67 FAM82A1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03458
68 DNAH11 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03443
69 TUBGCP5 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03439
70 KIAA0284 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03425
71 DYNC2LI1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03412
72 DNAH3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03370
73 CAMSAP1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03343
74 CLIP2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03341
75 DNAH9 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03331
76 DNAH7 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03318
77 FAM82B gene Gene Known Explain 0.03303
78 TEKT2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03296
79 TUBGCP2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03294
80 DNAL4 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03281
81 SPAG16 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03270
82 HAUS7 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03241
83 DNAH1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03240
84 DNAI2 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03233
85 CSPP1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03225
86 TUBAL3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03224
87 KIF4B gene Gene Known Explain 0.03208
88 KIF18B gene Gene Known Explain 0.03197
89 Axoneme Component Known Explain 0.03193
90 spindle microtubule Component Known Explain 0.03177
91 microtubule cytoskeleton organization Function Inferred Explain 0.03146
92 TTLL3 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03125
93 TTLL9 gene Gene Known Explain 0.03108
94 TUBB4Q gene Gene Known Explain 0.02999
95 SPAG6 gene Gene Known Explain 0.02994
96 TUBGCP6 gene Gene Known Explain 0.02993
97 Tubulin/FtsZ, GTPase domain Domain Inferred Explain 0.02986
98 SHROOM1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.02975
99 EML1 gene Gene Known Explain 0.02968
100 CEP170 gene Gene Known Explain 0.02961