Dynamic organelle distribution initiates actin-based spindle migration in mouse oocytes

Mammalian oocytes divide asymmetrically during meiotic maturation. Here, the authors show that spindle movement away from oocyte center depends on actin filaments nucleated from the spindle periphery pushing against surrounding mitochondria, which polarizes spontaneously to produce directional spind...

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Main Authors: Xing Duan, Yizeng Li, Kexi Yi, Fengli Guo, HaiYang Wang, Pei-Hsun Wu, Jing Yang, Devin B. Mair, Edwin Angelo Morales, Petr Kalab, Denis Wirtz, Sean X. Sun, Rong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14068-3