Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein, Ringmaker, and MAP1B Homolog Futsch Coordinate Microtubule Organization and Synaptic Growth

• Published in: Frontiers in cellular neuroscience Vol. 13; p. 192
• Main Authors: Shi, Qian, Lin, Yong Qi, Saliba, Afaf, Xie, Jing, Neely, G Gregory, Banerjee, Swati
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 15.05.2019; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: acetylation; Cytoskeleton; Drosophila; Functional plasticity; Futsch; Insects; microtubule; Microtubule-associated protein 1; Microtubules; Nervous system; Neuromuscular junctions; Neuroscience; Overexpression; Polymerization; Proteins; Ringmaker; synapse; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptic transmission; Synaptogenesis; TPPP; Tubulin; acetylation; microtubule; Ringmaker; Futsch; TPPP; synapse

Ringmaker (Ringer) is homologous to the human Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Proteins (TPPPs) that are implicated in the stabilization and bundling of microtubules (MTs) that are particularly important for neurons and are also implicated in synaptic organization and plasticity. No functional data...