nexin
Sign in to savethumb|200px|Nexin can be located on this cross-section of an axoneme Nexin is a proteinous inter-doublet linkage that prevents microtubules in the outer layer of axonemes from moving with respect to one another; otherwise, vesicular transport proteins such as dynein would dissolve the whole structure.
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thumb|200px|Nexin can be located on this cross-section of an axoneme Nexin is a proteinous inter-doublet linkage that prevents microtubules in the outer layer of axonemes from moving with respect to one another; otherwise, vesicular transport proteins such as dynein would dissolve the whole structure.
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