The nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio controls the cell cycle period in compartmentalized frog egg extract
Liliana Piñeros, Nikita S. Frolov, Daniel Ruiz-Reynés, Aleyde Van Eynde, Gabriel Cavin-Meza, Rebecca Heald, Lendert Gelens
This study shows that the nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio affects the cell cycle period in frog egg extracts, with nuclei increasing in size and extending the cycle time.
Current Biology · Aug 26, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics