Every high school biology class learns about the tiny cells that comprise our bodies, as well as about many of the diverse actions that they perform. One of these actions is called mitosis, the series ...
During cell division, the pericentriolar matrix (PCM; blue lines) expands. In C. elegans, the main structural protein of the PCM is SPD-5, which, upon activation, binds to γ tubulin complexes (purple ...
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An actomyosin network (PANEM) forms around the nucleus in prophase, and its contraction repositions peripheral and polar chromosomes to facilitate their interaction with the mitotic spindle, ensuring ...
Cells that double their entire genome do not all share the same fate. New research published in the Proceedings of the ...
Cells that acquire a doubled genome after a failed division step survive and proliferate far more effectively than cells left ...
Researchers have revealed a surprising new role for a key protein in cell division. The discovery, reported in two back-to-back papers, challenges long-standing models and textbook accounts in biology ...