Microtubules in the axons of nerve cells have unusual stability. To investigate the role of MAP2c in the stabilization of microtubules in neurites, a baculovirus vector has been used to express high levels of MAP2c in...Microtubules in the axons of nerve cells have unusual stability. To investigate the role of MAP2c in the stabilization of microtubules in neurites, a baculovirus vector has been used to express high levels of MAP2c in insect ovarian Sf9 cells. The cells respond by extending neu-rite-like processes that contain dense bundles of microtubules. The infected cells have展开更多
文摘Microtubules in the axons of nerve cells have unusual stability. To investigate the role of MAP2c in the stabilization of microtubules in neurites, a baculovirus vector has been used to express high levels of MAP2c in insect ovarian Sf9 cells. The cells respond by extending neu-rite-like processes that contain dense bundles of microtubules. The infected cells have