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ArticleBiophysics and physicobiology2017

Mechanical properties of spindle poles are symmetrically balanced.

Kazuya Suzuki, Takeshi Itabashi, Shin'ichi Ishiwata

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Article in Biophysics and physicobiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kazuya SuzukiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
Takeshi ItabashiDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
Shin'ichi IshiwataDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan.
Waseda Bioscience Research Institute in Singapore · SGWaseda University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The metaphase spindle is organized for accurate chromosome segregation. One of the fundamental features of the spindle across the species is its symmetrical shape; the spindle consists of two polar arrays of microtubules at both ends. Although it has been suggested that the formation of the bipolar shape requires force balance coordination by molecular motors, i.e., kinesins and dyneins, quantitative analysis for the pole mechanics has not been conducted. Here, we demonstrate that it is not only the shape but also the stiffness and microtubule density of the pairs of pole regions are symmetrically balanced in single spindles self-assembled in

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micromechanicsmicrotubulemolecular motorsspindlesymmetry

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PMID28409085
PMCPMC5289413
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