Force and length regulation in the microtubule cytoskeleton: lessons from fission yeast

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-28

  Tolić Nørrelykke, Iva M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN; KINESIN 5; KINESIN 8; MOLECULAR MOTOR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MOTION; CELL SIZE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; CHROMOSOME POSITIONING; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FORCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; MEIOTIC PROPHASE I; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR CENTERING; NUCLEAR DIVISION; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SPINDLE POLE BODY; YEAST CELL;

CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSKELETON; DYNEINS; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; PERIODICITY; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

EID: 75749121063     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2009.12.011     Document Type: Review

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