The mitotic spindle in the one-cell C. elegans embryo is positioned with high precision and stability
Jacques Pecreaux, Stephanie Redemann, Zahraa Alayan, Benjamin Mercat, Sylvain Pastezeur, Carlos Garzon Coral, Anthony A Hyman, Jonathon Howard
The paper quantifies the precision and stability of mitotic spindle positioning in C. elegans embryos and proposes a mechanism involving microtubule buckling.
bioRxiv · Sep 13, 2016Biophysics