Assembly and dynamics of an anastral:astral spindle: the meiosis II spindle of Drosophila oocytes.

doi:10.1242/jcs.111.17.2487

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Assembly and dynamics of an anastral:astral spindle: the meiosis II spindle of Drosophila oocytes.

Journal of cell science - 1 Sept 1998

Endow S A, Komma D J

Abstract excerpt

The meiosis II spindle of Drosophila oocytes is distinctive in structure, consisting of two tandem spindles with anastral distal poles and an aster-associated spindle pole body between the central poles. Assembly of the anastral:astral meiosis II spindle occurs by reorganization of the meiosis I...

Topics

Adenosine Triphosphatases
Animals
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
Genetic Complementation Test
Immunohistochemistry
Kinesins
Meiosis
Microtubules
Mutation
Oocytes
Ovum
Spindle Apparatus
Tubulin

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