Francis J. McNally

The paper shows that organelle volume in C. elegans oocytes influences spindle positioning during meiosis by affecting the central ball of organelles.

The paper shows that inward organelle transport via kinesin drives spindle outward migration in C. elegans meiosis through volume exclusion.

The paper investigates the roles of tubulin concentration during prometaphase and Ran-GTP during anaphase in C. elegans meiosis, finding that tubulin concentration may promote spindle assembly near chromosomes.

The paper shows that katanin, kinesin-13, and ataxin-2 prevent premature interaction between maternal and paternal genomes in C. elegans zygotes by limiting sperm content movement and maintaining cohesion.