Spatial regulation improves antiparallel microtubule overlap during mitotic spindle assembly

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2598-2609

  Channels, Wilbur E ^a   Nédélec, François J ^b   Zheng, Yixian ^c   Iglesias, Pablo A ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOTION; MOVEMENT;

EID: 41649122122     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.117671     Document Type: Article

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