Two mechanisms drive pronuclear migration in mouse zygotes
In a newly fertilized egg, maternal and paternal chromosomes are enclosed in two separate pronuclei but the mechanisms in mammals for pronuclear movement are unclear. Here, the authors report that both F-actin and microtubule polymerization act in concern to drive inward movement of pronuclei toward...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21020-x |