Cytoskeleton: what does GTP do for septins?

Citation:

Mitchison TJ, Field CM. Cytoskeleton: what does GTP do for septins?. Curr Biol. 2002;12 (22) :R788-90.

Date Published:

2002 Nov 19

Abstract:

The recent observation of GTP-promoted polymerization of a single septin polypeptide suggests that this protein has tubulin-like biochemical properties. This model cannot, however, explain the GTP-biochemistry of heteromeric septin complexes from cytosol.