A novel mechanism of microtubule length-dependent force to pull centrosomes toward the cell center

BioArchitecture

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 74-79

  Kimura, Kenji ^a   Kimura, Akatsuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Centrosome centration; Centrosome organelle mutual pulling model; Dynein; Microtubule length dependency

Indexed keywords

CYTOPLASMIC DYNEIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; EMBRYO CELL; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 84992289569     PISSN: 19490992     EISSN: 1949100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/bioa.1.2.15549     Document Type: Article

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