GK QUESTION#3865
What is the name of a protein that polymerizes into long chains or filaments that form microtubules, hollow fibres that act as the skeletal system for living cells?
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A. Tubulin
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Microtubules are built from alpha- and beta-tubulin heterodimers. These assemble into protofilaments that form hollow cylindrical structures involved in cell shape, transport, spindle organization and motility.