Calcium-Sensitivity of the Microtubule Reassembly System

Abstract
Microtubule reassembly in crude extracts of porcine brain was inhibited by 10−5 M Ca2+ whereas 10−3 M Ca2+ was required for inhibition of the reassembly from purified microtubular proteins. This accounts for the apparent discrepancies between the results reported by other investigators. Furthermore, the Ca-sensitivity of the purified microtubular proteins was nearly completely recovered on addition of a fraction obtained from crude brain extract.

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