Augmin-dependent microtubule nucleation at microtubule walls in the spindle
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Augmin-dependent microtubule nucleation at microtubule walls in the spindle
The formation of a functional spindle requires microtubule (MT) nucleation from within the spindle, which depends on augmin. How augmin contributes to MT formation and organization is not known because augmin-dependent MTs have never been specifically visualized. In this paper, we identify augmin-dependent MTs and their connections to other MTs by electron tomography and 3D modeling. In metapha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201304031