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Symmetric and asymmetric mitotic segregation patterns influence <i>Wolbachia</i> distribution in host somatic tissue
25 Nov 2009
Abstract excerpt
Wolbachia are maternally inherited bacterial endosymbionts that occupy many but not all tissues of adult insects. During the initial mitotic divisions in Drosophila embryogenesis, Wolbachia exhibit a symmetric pattern of segregation. Wolbachia undergo microtubule-dependent and cell-cycle-regulated movement between centrosomes. Symmetric segregation occurs during late anaphase when Wolbachia cluster around...
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