The amino group at C-2 bears a fatty acid in amide linkage.

The fatty acid is usually saturated or monounsaturated, with 16, 18, 22, or 24 carbon atoms.

Ceramide is the parent compound for this group.

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Rescue 

The change from shrinkage to growth

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Catastrophe 

The change from growth to shrinkage

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Dynamic instability 

Rapid interconversion between a growing and shrinking state, at a uniform free tubulin concentration

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Polyglutamylation has a key role in the beating of cilia and flagella

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Kinesin-1 associates preferentially with detyrosylated and acetylated microtubules.

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Polyglutamylation and polyglycylation are likely mutually exclusive, so they would not normally occur at the same time & both can enhance microtubule stability,