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Control of spindle orientation in Drosophila by the Par-3-related PDZ-domain protein Bazooka.
Current biology : CB - 1 Jan 2000
Kuchinke U, Grawe F, Knust E
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BACKGROUND: The orientation of the mitotic spindle influences the asymmetric distribution of cytoplasmic determinants and the positioning of the sibling cell, and therefore has important influences on cell-fate determination and patterning of the embryo. Both the establishment of an axis of polarity and the adjustment of this axis with respect to the coordinates of the embryo have to be controlled. None of the...
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