A universal scaling law for mitotic spindles across eukaryotes driven by chromosome crowding
Lovro Gudlin, Kruno Vukušić, Maja Novak, Monika Trupinić, Matko Ljulj, Iva Dundović, Ana Petelinec, Loren Petrušić, Anna Hertel, Thomas W van Ravesteyn, Marianna Trakala, Geert J.P.L. Kops, Zuzana Štorchová, Josip Tambača, Nenad Pavin, Iva M. Tolić
The paper identifies a universal scaling law for mitotic spindles across eukaryotes, showing metaphase plate width scales with genome size following a power law with an exponent of ~1/3, driven by chromosome crowding.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics