noun
- a microscopic hollow tube-like structure found in cells that helps maintain cell shape and is involved in cell division and movement
Usage: biology
Examples
- Microtubules form part of the cell’s cytoskeleton.
- During cell division, microtubules help separate chromosomes.
- The cancer drug disrupts microtubule formation.
- Microtubules are made of protein subunits called tubulin.
- Scientists studied how microtubules transport materials within cells.
- The cell’s microtubules reorganized during mitosis.