Chromosome segregation occurs by microtubule pushing in oocytes
In oocytes of most species atypical spindles assembled in the absence of centrosomes drive chromosome segregation, however the forces driving this process are unclear. Here the authors found that spindle poles are largely dispensable and that inter-chromosomal microtubules of the central spindle con...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01539-8 |