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Abstract
Both symmetric and asymmetric divisions rely on alignment of the mitotic spindle with cues from the environment. A study now shows that mitotic spindles find their position by reading the map of forces that load-bearing retraction fibres exert on the cell body.Mesh:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21725285 DOI: 10.1038/ncb0711-736
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Cell Biol ISSN: 1465-7392 Impact factor: 28.824