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Centrosomal/Centriolar Proteins

Centrosomes (see The centrosome cycle in mammalian cells) consist of a pair of centrioles surrounded by an amorphous pericentriolar material, which nucleates and organizes microtubules.


  • Centriole
  • Pericentriolar material
  • Gamma tubulin ring complex

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