Open AccessACTIN AND MYOSIN IN THE MITOTIC SPINDLE
Author(s) -
Richard Robinson
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb.1821iti5
Subject(s) - biology , myosin , mitosis , microbiology and biotechnology , actin , spindle apparatus , cell division , genetics , cell
![][1] Actin cables (green) surround the spindle (red) as it assembles.Cables of actin stretch from pole to pole of the mitotic spindle, and, with myosin, help control spindle length and shape, according to [Woolner et al.][2]Microtubules and their motors are indispensible for
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom