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Cell May 2025 PMID 40120574

Microtubules in Asgard archaea.

Florian Wollweber, Jingwei Xu, Rafael I Ponce-Toledo, Florina Marxer, Thiago Rodrigues-Oliveira, Anja Pössnecker, Zhen-Hao Luo, Jessie James Limlingan Malit, Anastasiia Kokhanovska, Michal Wieczorek, Christa Schleper, Martin Pilhofer

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  • Researchers discovered tubulins in Asgard archaea that are similar to eukaryotic tubulins, indicating a possible link to the evolution of microtubules.
  • Tubulins from Asgard archaea (AtubA/B) can form structures like heterodimers, assembling into microtubules similar to those found in eukaryotic cells.
  • The study reveals that these archaeal tubulins provide insights into the origins of microtubules, suggesting they may have pre-dated eukaryotes and revealing mechanisms of microtubule assembly.
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Astonishing rate at which cell biology textbooks are becoming obsolete !!! Most need major revisions now. Microtubules in Asgard archaea: Cell https://t.co/VBUEZ7hKlb

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The ISME Early Career Scientist Committee is glad to spotlight Florian Wollweber (@F_Wollweber), Postdoctoral Researcher from the ETH Zürich, and his paper "Microtubules in Asgard archaea". https://t.co/a2X5g1Fg4M (1/2) https://t.co/DAcKlA46LE

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