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microtubule organizing center attachment site

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A region of the nuclear envelope to which a microtubule organizing center (MTOC) attaches; protein complexes embedded in the nuclear envelope mediate direct or indirect linkages between the microtubule cytoskeleton and the nuclear envelope. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18692466 ]

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microtubule organizing center attachment site

Synonyms
  • MAS
  • MTOC attachment site
  • microtubule organising centre attachment site
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Note that this term should not be confused with the cellular component term 'perinuclear region ; GO:0048471'.

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cellular_component

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GO:0034992