| Literature DB >> 19243693 |
Magdalena Bezanilla1, Pat Wadsworth.
Abstract
To divide asymmetrically, the mitotic spindle is moved from the cell center to the cortex, a process that requires astral microtubules and the microtubule-based motor dynein. New work examining spindle positioning in large oocytes shows that in these cells actin and actin polymerization plays a key role.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19243693 PMCID: PMC2848404 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834