Cortical microtubule nucleation can organise the cytoskeleton of Drosophila oocytes to define the anteroposterior axis

Many cells contain non-centrosomal arrays of microtubules (MTs), but the assembly, organisation and function of these arrays are poorly understood. We present the first theoretical model for the non-centrosomal MT cytoskeleton in Drosophila oocytes, in which bicoid and oskar mRNAs become localised t...

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Main Authors: Philipp Khuc Trong, Hélène Doerflinger, Jörn Dunkel, Daniel St Johnston, Raymond E Goldstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2015-09-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/06088