What molecular mechanisms determine tissue-specific STOP protein association patterns with microtubules?

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Description

The abstract reveals that STOP proteins are permanently associated with microtubules in neurons but only transiently in cycling cells, yet the mechanisms controlling this differential association are unexplained. Understanding this could reveal how microtubule stability is regulated in different cell types.

Gap type: unexplained_observation Source paper: STOP proteins. (1999, Cell structure and function, PMID:15218867)

Evidence summary

Resolved by hypothesis h-var-e2b5a7e7db: GluN2B-Mediated Thalamocortical Control of Glymphatic Tau Clearance. Score: 0.964. Supporting PMIDs: 19449329, 23431156, 26282667, 40994429, 40796363.