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Microtubule-Organizing Center

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    Rale M, Romer B, Mahon B, Travis S, Petry S. The conserved centrosomin motif, γTuNA, forms a dimer that directly activates microtubule nucleation by the γ-tubulin ring complex (γTuRC). Elife. 2022;11. PMCID: PMC9859039
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    Travis S, Mahon B, Petry S. How Microtubules Build the Spindle Branch by Branch. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2022;38:1–23. PMCID: PMC9619725
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    Thawani A, Petry S. Molecular insight into how γ-TuRC makes microtubules. J Cell Sci. 2021;134(14). PMCID: PMC8325954
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    King M, Petry S. Phase separation of TPX2 enhances and spatially coordinates microtubule nucleation. Nat Commun. 2020;11(1):270. PMCID: PMC6959270
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    Thawani A, Stone H, Shaevitz J, Petry S. Spatiotemporal organization of branched microtubule networks. Elife. 2019;8. PMCID: PMC6519983
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    Song J-G, King M, Zhang R, Kadzik R, Thawani A, Petry S. Mechanism of how augmin directly targets the γ-tubulin ring complex to microtubules. J Cell Biol. 2018;217(7):2417–2428. PMCID: PMC6028527
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    Thawani A, Kadzik R, Petry S. XMAP215 is a microtubule nucleation factor that functions synergistically with the γ-tubulin ring complex. Nat Cell Biol. 2018;20(5):575–585. PMCID: PMC5926803
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    Rale M, Kadzik R, Petry S. Phase Transitioning the Centrosome into a Microtubule Nucleator. Biochemistry. 2018;57(1):30–37. PMCID: PMC6193265
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    Alfaro-Aco R, Thawani A, Petry S. Structural analysis of the role of TPX2 in branching microtubule nucleation. J Cell Biol. 2017;216(4):983–997. PMCID: PMC5379942
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