Redundant microtubule crosslinkers prevent meiotic spindle bending to ensure diploid offspring in C. elegans.

Oocyte meiotic spindles mediate the expulsion of ¾ of the genome into polar bodies to generate diploid zygotes in nearly all animal species. Failures in this process result in aneuploid or polyploid offspring that are typically inviable. Accurate meiotic chromosome segregation and polar body extrusi...

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Main Authors: Wenzhe Li, Helena A Crellin, Dhanya Cheerambathur, Francis J McNally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1011090&type=printable