title: Spatial and temporal coordination of mitosis by Ran GTPase.
abstract: The small nuclear GTPase Ran controls the directionality of macromolecular transport between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Ran also has important roles during mitosis, when the nucleus is dramatically reorganized to allow chromosome segregation. Ran directs the assembly of the mitotic spindle, nuclear-envelope dynamics and the timing of cell-cycle transitions. The mechanisms that underlie these functions provide insights into the spatial and temporal coordination of the changes that occur in intracellular organization during the cell-division cycle.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK. p.r.clarke@dundee.ac.uk
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Chuanmao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008938:Mitosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D009154:Mutation; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D020931:ran GTP-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020931:ran GTP-Binding Protein