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Wesley J. Yon

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BiochemistryJournal of Biological ChemistryPeer-reviewedJun 19, 2025

A tubulin-binding protein that preferentially binds to GDP-tubulin and promotes GTP exchange

Wesley J. Yon, Taekjip Ha, Yixian Zheng, Ross T.A. Pedersen

The paper identifies BuGZ as a tubulin GEF that binds GDP-tubulin and promotes GTP exchange, challenging the belief that such a factor is unnecessary.

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