Mitosis, microtubules, and the matrix.
The mechanical events of mitosis depend on the action of microtubules and mitotic motors, but whether these spindle components act alone or in concert with a spindle matrix is an important question.
Scholey
J M
JM
Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA. jmscholey@ucdavis.edu
Rogers
G C
GC
Sharp
D J
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D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D020409:Molecular Motor Proteins; D034521:Nuclear Matrix-Associated Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C419556:skeletor protein, Drosophila