MAP1B is a component of long cross-bridges between microtubules and is a filamentous molecule with a small spherical segment at one end.
See also
MAPs
References
Edelmann, W.; Zervas, M.; Costello, P.; Roback. L.; Fischer, I.; Hammarback, J. A.; Cowan, N.; Davies, P.; Wainer, B.; Kucherlapati, R. Neuronal abnormalities in microtubule-associated protein 1B mutant mice. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 93: 1270-1275, 1996. PubMed ID : 8577753
Hammarback, J. A.; Obar, R. A.; Hughes, S. M.; Vallee, R. B. : MAP1B is encoded as a polyprotein that is processed to form a complex N-terminal microtubule-binding domain. Neuron 7: 129-139, 1991. PubMed ID : 1712602