# microtubule nucleation

> The process in which tubulin alpha-beta heterodimers begin aggregation to form an oligomeric tubulin structure (a microtubule seed). Microtubule nucleation is the initiating step in the formation of a microtubule in the absence of any existing microt

**Wikidata**: [Q12134483](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12134483)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtubule_nucleation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/microtubule-nucleation


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. UMLS 2023
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)