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  • 98096903PublicAssets/6549Cilia (cilium in singular) are complex molecular machines found on many of our cells. One component of cilia is the doublet microtubule, a major part of cilia’s skeletons that give them support and shape. This animated video illustrates the structure of doublet microtubules, which contain 451 protein chains that were mapped using cryo-electron microscopy. Image can be found here <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=6548"> 6548. </a>Brown Lab, Harvard Medical School and Veronica Falconieri HaysBrown Lab, Harvard Medical School / © Falconieri VisualsVideo

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    The Structure of Cilia’s Doublet Microtubules

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    Cilia (cilium in singular) are complex molecular machines found on many of our cells. One component of cilia is the doublet microtubule, a major part of cilia’s skeletons that give them support and shape. This animated video illustrates the structure of doublet microtubules, which contain 451 protein chains that were mapped using cryo-electron microscopy. Image can be found here 6548.

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