Autocatalytic microtubule nucleation determines the size and mass of <i>Xenopus laevis</i> egg extract spindles.

Decker, Franziska; Oriola, David; Dalton, Benjamin; Brugués, Jan

Autocatalytic microtubule nucleation determines the size and mass of Xenopus laevis egg extract spindles.

Decker, Franziska; Oriola, David; Dalton, Benjamin; Brugués, Jan.

Affiliation

Decker F; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Oriola D; Center for Systems Biology Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Dalton B; Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany.
Brugués J; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.

Elife ; 72018 01 11.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29323637

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Cell Extracts/analysis; Microtubules/metabolism; Oocytes/metabolism; Protein Multimerization; Spindle Apparatus/metabolism; Xenopus laevis; Animals; Microscopy; Protein Binding

Key words

autocatalytic process; biophysics; cell biology; cytoskeleton; laser ablation; microtubule nucleation; organelle size; spindle; structural biology; xenopus

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Oocytes / Xenopus laevis / Cell Extracts / Protein Multimerization / Microtubules / Spindle Apparatus Limits: Animals Language: En Year: 2018 Type: Article

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