Asymmetric division: a kinesin for spindle positioning.
The meiotic spindles of animal eggs move to extremely asymmetric positions, close to the cell cortex. A recent paper has identified a motor complex that may move the meiotic spindle toward the cortex in Caenorhabditis elegans eggs.
McCarthy
Erin K
EK
Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3280, USA. emccarthy@unc.edu
Goldstein
Bob
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D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D016547:Kinesins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology*; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology*
D016547:Kinesins