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tubulin

[ too-byuh-lin, tyoo- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. either of two globular proteins that form the structural subunits of microtubules.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tubulin1

First recorded in 1965–70; tubule + -in 2
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Example Sentences

In one in vitro experiment, Hyman and his team created droplets of the microtubule-binding tau protein and then added tubulin, which migrates into the tau droplets.

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