Microtubule dynamics at the G2/M transition: Abrupt breakdown of cytoplasmic microtubules at nuclear envelope breakdown and implications for spindle morphogenesis

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 201-214

  Zhai, Ye ^a,b   Kronebusch, Paul J ^a   Simon, Patrick M ^a   Borisy, Gary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CENTROMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; INTERPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; MITOSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPHASE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA;

FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; LAMIN; NOCODAZOLE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; POLYMER; RHODAMINE; TUBULIN;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; G2 PHASE; LAMINS; LLC-PK1 CELLS; MACROPODIDAE; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MORPHOGENESIS; NOCODAZOLE; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMERS; PROPHASE; RHODAMINES; SWINE; TUBULIN;

EID: 0029662197     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.135.1.201     Document Type: Article

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