| Tektin family | |||||||||
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| Symbol | Tektin | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF03148 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR000435 | ||||||||
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Tektins are cytoskeletal proteins found in cilia and flagella as structural components of outer doublet microtubules. They are also present in centrioles and basal bodies. They are polymeric in nature, and form filaments.[1]
They include TEKT1, TEKT2, TEKT3, TEKT4, TEKT5.
- ^ MA Pirner and RW Linck; Tektins are heterodimeric polymers in flagellar microtubules with axial periodicities matching the tubulin lattice; J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 269, Issue 50, 31800-31806, Dec, 1994