"Microtubules" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Slender, cylindrical filaments found in the cytoskeleton of plant and animal cells. They are composed of the protein TUBULIN and are influenced by TUBULIN MODULATORS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.430.214.190.750.602
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtubules" by people in Profiles.
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Tubulin transforms Tau and a-synuclein condensates from pathological to physiological. Nat Commun. 2026 Mar 03; 17(1).
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Mutations in the ?-tubulin TUBB impair ciliogenesis and are associated with ciliopathy-like phenotypes. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 27; 16(1):10637.
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A clinical and genotype-phenotype analysis of MACF1 variants. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Oct 02; 112(10):2363-2380.
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The contribution of de novo coding mutations to meningomyelocele. Nature. 2025 05; 641(8062):419-426.
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TRIM46 Is Required for Microtubule Fasciculation In Vivo But Not Axon Specification or Axon Initial Segment Formation. J Neurosci. 2024 10 16; 44(42).
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Microtubules Sequester Acetylated YAP in the Cytoplasm and Inhibit Heart Regeneration. Circulation. 2025 Jan 07; 151(1):59-75.
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Inducible tricolor reporter mouse for parallel imaging of lysosomes, mitochondria, and microtubules. J Cell Biol. 2024 01 01; 223(1).
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Insights into Cell-Specific Functions of Microtubules in Skeletal Muscle Development and Homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 02; 24(3).
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A microtubule-connexin-43 regulatory link suppresses arrhythmias and cardiac fibrosis in Duchenne muscular dystrophy mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2022 11 01; 323(5):H983-H995.
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RNA splicing to cytoskeleton: A new path to cardiomyocyte ploidy and division? Dev Cell. 2022 04 25; 57(8):945-946.