A contractile nuclear actin network drives chromosome congression in oocytes
A contractile nuclear actin network drives chromosome congression in oocytes
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Chromosome capture by microtubules is widely accepted as the universal mechanism of spindle assembly in dividing cells. However, the observed length of spindle microtubules and computer simulations of spindle assembly predict that chromosome capture is efficient in small cells, but may fail in cells with large nuclear volumes such as animal oocytes...
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A contractile nuclear actin network drives chromosome congression in oocytes
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68472085
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68472085
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0028-0836,1476-4687
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature03810
