Not all genes are essential. In yeast and flies, deletions of 50% of the genes have detectable effects

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Many MAPs are positively charged and bind to microtubles through electrostatic interactions.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

MAPs are members of the tau family of proteins, which stabilize microtubules:

Tau 

MAP2

MAP4

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

MAPs (Tau, MAP2, MAP4 ) have two key domains:

1. Side-binding domains

2. Projection domains

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

When stabilizing MAPs coat the outer wall of a microtubule, they can increase the growth rate of microtubules or reduce catastrophe frequency.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

The activity of the MAPs is regulated by the reversible phosphorylation of their projection domains.

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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization

Microtubule-affinity regulating kinase (MARK/Par-1) is a key modulator of tau proteins.