Multiple choice

Microtubules are fibrous, hollow rods, that function primarily to help support and shape the cell. The proteins stablising the microtubules is

  1. Myosin

  2. Spectrin

  3. Tau proteins

  4. Cadherins
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tau proteins are proteins that stabilize microtubules. They are abundant in neurons in the central nervous system and are less common elsewhere. When tau proteins are defective, and no longer stabilize microtubules properly, they can result in dementias such as Alzheimer's disease.

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