The microtubules dance and the spindle poles swing.
Using live imaging and computer simulation, Kozlowski et al. (2007) show that an interplay between spindle pole movements, microtubule dynamics, and microtubule bending contribute to asymmetric spindle placement in the C. elegans embryo.
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Center for Cell Dynamics, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, USA. munroem@u.washington.edu <munroem@u.washington.edu>
D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000166:cytology* / Q000196:embryology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology*