title: Microtubule organization: cell shape is destiny.
abstract: A simple self-assembly pathway generates cytoplasmic microtubule bundles that can locate the cell center and guide spindle assembly in fission yeast. The cylindrical cell shape automatically corrects spindle orientation errors, rendering a checkpoint unnecessary.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA. shaase@duke.edu
authors.forename: Steven B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lew
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D048430:Cell Shape; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D059828:Plant Cells; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism