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Polarization of the anterior-posterior axis of C. elegans is a microtubule-directed process.
Nature - 2 Nov 2000
Wallenfang M R, Seydoux G
Abstract excerpt
In Caenorhabditis elegans, polarity along the anterior-posterior (A/P) axis is established shortly after fertilization and is determined by the sperm, whose position specifies the posterior end of the embryo'. Although many factors required for the establishment of A/P polarity have been described, the nature of the spatial cue provided by the sperm remains unknown. Here we show that a microtubule-organizing...
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