Microtubule (MT) branch nucleation is fundamental for building parallel MT networks in eukaryotic cells. In plants and metazoans, MT branch nucleation requires Augmin and NEDD1 proteins which bind along MTs and then recruit and activate the gamma-tubulin ring complex (g-TuRC). Augmin is a fork-shap...
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress)