Spherical Spindle Shape Promotes Perpendicular Cortical Orientation by Preventing Isometric Cortical Pulling on both Spindle Poles during C. elegans Female Meiosis
E. Vargas, K. McNally, D. Cortes, M. Panzica, A. Shaub-Maddox, F. McNally
This study shows that spherical spindle shape in C. elegans female meiosis promotes perpendicular cortical orientation by preventing isometric cortical pulling on both poles and stabilizing round poles through dynein interactions.
bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2019Cell Biology