Meiotic spindle self-organization: one plus one equals only one.
Like other cellular organelles, the bipolar spindle is a structure of well-defined size and shape. Now, spindle fusion experiments using micro-manipulation have allowed current models for spindle morphogenesis and size control to be tested.
The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Radhika
R
Subramanian
Tarun
T
Kapoor
D000818:Animals; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D008540:Meiosis / Q000502:physiology*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure