Determining Proteins that Regulate Microtubule Length of Drosophila Neurons

Microtubules are used to direct the transport of cargo within a cell. In Drosophila dendrites, most microtubules are minus end out and play a role in its stability. Nup358 and mTOR are proteins that are involved in the inhibition of microtubule nucleation, and act similarly to kinetochore proteins. Asp and ninein are proteins that localize at the minus end of microtubules that have been found to assist in nucleation from the centrosome.