Galpha/LGN-mediated asymmetric spindle positioning does not lead to unequal cleavage of the mother cell in 3-D cultured MDCK cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 420, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 888-894

  Xiao, Zhuoni ^a,b   Wan, Qingwen ^a   Du, Quansheng ^a   Zheng, Zhen ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetric spindle positioning; Cell division; Cleavage furrow; Cytokinesis; G ; LGN

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CELL DIVISION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL ELONGATION; CELL MOTION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRAIN; DAUGHTER CELL; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; TIME LAPSE IMAGING;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CELL SIZE; DOGS; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE DISSOCIATION INHIBITORS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84859828487     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.03.095     Document Type: Article

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