Andrew Kennard
@askennard.bsky.social
Postdoc at UMass Amherst (Fritz-Laylin lab). Cell biologist and biophysicist studying evolutionary cell biology of the microtubule cytoskeleton. PhD Stanford (Biophysics, Julie Theriot lab).
https://andrewkennard.github.io
https://andrewkennard.github.io
We wondered if these distinct sets of regulators could explain the asymmetric evolution of mitotic and flagellar tubulins. By looking at the conservation of mitotic and flagellar tubulin residues, we found that mitotic tubulins were more divergent on the side facing the microtubule lumen! (9/14)
December 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM
We wondered if these distinct sets of regulators could explain the asymmetric evolution of mitotic and flagellar tubulins. By looking at the conservation of mitotic and flagellar tubulin residues, we found that mitotic tubulins were more divergent on the side facing the microtubule lumen! (9/14)