A Pushing Mechanism for Microtubule Aster Positioning in a Large Cell Type

Summary: After fertilization, microtubule (MT) sperm asters undergo long-range migration to accurately position pronuclei. Due to the large sizes of zygotes, the forces driving aster migration are considered to be from pulling on the astral MTs by dynein, with no significant contribution from pushin...

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Main Authors: Johnathan L. Meaders, Salvador N. de Matos, David R. Burgess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Cell Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112472031202X