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Misregulation of the kinesin-like protein Subito induces meiotic spindle formation in the absence of chromosomes and centrosomes.
Genetics - 1 Sept 2007
Jang Janet K, Rahman Taslima, Kober Vanessa S, Cesario Jeffry, McKim Kim S
Abstract excerpt
Bipolar spindles assemble in the absence of centrosomes in the oocytes of many species. In Drosophila melanogaster oocytes, the chromosomes have been proposed to initiate spindle assembly by nucleating or capturing microtubules, although the mechanism is not understood. An important contributor t...
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