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For each of the following sentences, fill in the blanks with the best word or phrase selected from the list below.Not all words or phrases will be used; use each word or phrase only once.
α-tubulin  dynein  nine  ATP  four  thirteen  basal body γ-tubulin  twenty-one β-tubulin  GTP  UTP  centrosome  kinesin two  vimentin δ-tubulin  myosin \begin{array}{lll}\alpha \text {-tubulin } & \text { dynein } & \text { nine } \\\text { ATP } & \text { four } & \text { thirteen } \\\text { basal body } & \gamma \text {-tubulin } & \text { twenty-one } \\\beta \text {-tubulin } & \text { GTP } & \text { UTP } \\\text { centrosome } & \text { kinesin two } & \text { vimentin } \\\delta \text {-tubulin } & \text { myosin } &\end{array}

Microtubules are formed from the tubulin heterodimer, which is composed of the nucleotide-binding __________ protein and the __________ protein.Tubulin dimers are stacked together into protofilaments; __________ parallel protofilaments form the tube-like structure of a microtubule.__________ rings are important for microtubule nucleation and are found in the __________ , which is usually found near the cell's nucleus in cells that are not undergoing mitosis.A microtubule that is quickly growing will have a __________ cap that helps prevent the loss of subunits from its growing end.Stable microtubules are used in cilia and flagella; these microtubules are nucleated from a ___________ and involve a "__________ plus two" array of microtubules.The motor protein __________ generates the bending motion in cilia; the lack of this protein can cause Kartagener's syndrome in humans.

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