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SPO21 is required for meiosis-specific modification of the spindle pole body in yeast.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Jun 2001
Bajgier B K, Malzone M, Nickas M, Neiman A M
Abstract excerpt
During meiosis II in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the cytoplasmic face of the spindle pole body changes from a site of microtubule initiation to a site of de novo membrane formation. These membranes are required to package the haploid meiotic products into spores. This functional change in the spindle pole body involves the expansion and modification of its cytoplasmic face, termed the outer plaque. We...
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