Chaudhuri A R, Biswas S
Department of Biochemistry, Bose Institute, Calcutta, India.
Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1993 Mar;29(3):421-8.
The unique property of Mimosa pudica microtubules is that they are cold stable in nature. They do not dissociate at 0 degrees C unlike animal microtubules. No other protein fractions of M. pudica are responsible for the cold-resistance property of these microtubules. It seems that tubulin, itself, has an intrinsic cold resistance which makes it unique compared with animal tubulin. Moreover, M. pudica microtubule makes cold-sensitive goat brain microtubule cold-resistant when used in greater than the suboptimal concentration.
含羞草微管的独特性质在于它们在本质上是冷稳定的。与动物微管不同,它们在0摄氏度时不会解离。含羞草的其他蛋白质组分对这些微管的抗寒特性没有作用。似乎微管蛋白本身具有内在的抗寒性,这使其与动物微管蛋白相比具有独特性。此外,当以高于次优浓度使用时,含羞草微管能使对冷敏感的山羊脑微管具有抗寒性。