title: Cytoskeleton: microtubules born on the run.
abstract: The organization of microtubules into large arrays determines cell morphology and structure. Recent work in the fission yeast describes a novel mechanism for microtubule self-organization in the absence of centrosomes; this mechanism may function in a variety of cell types found in diverse organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA. beb205@lehigh.edu
authors.forename: Bret E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cassimeris
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology*; D007399:Interphase / Q000502:physiology; D022101:Microtubule-Organizing Center / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins