The centriolar satellite protein Cfap53/Ccdc11 facilitates the formation of the first zygotic microtubule organizing center in the zebrafish embryo.
Sven Willekers, Federico Tessadori, Babet van der Vaart, Heiko H. W. Henning, Riccardo Stucchi, Maarten A. F. Altelaar, Bernard A.J. Roelen, Anna S. Akhmanova, Jeroen Bakkers
This study shows that Cfap53 is essential for forming the first zygotic microtubule organizing center in zebrafish embryos, but not for later cell divisions.
bioRxiv · Nov 18, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology