Parthenogenesis in Xenopus eggs requires centrosomal integrity.
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Parthenogenesis in Xenopus eggs requires centrosomal integrity
Xenopus eggs are laid arrested at second metaphase of meiosis lacking a functional centrosome. Upon fertilization, the sperm provides the active centrosome that is required for cleavage to occur. The injection of purified centrosomes mimics fertilization and leads to tadpole formation (parthenogenesis). In this work we show that the parthenogenetic activity of centrosomes is inactivated by urea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0021-9525,1540-8140
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.110.2.405