An actin-dependent spindle position checkpoint ensures the asymmetric division in mouse oocytes

Faithful chromosome segregation, during meiosis, is of critical importance to prevent aneuploidy in the resulting embryo. In mammalian oocytes, the segregation of homologous chromosomes takes place with the spindle located at the cell's periphery. The spindle is often assembled close to the cen...

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Main Authors: Metchat, Aïcha, Eguren, Manuel, Hossain, Julius M., Politi, Antonio Z., Huet, Sébastien, Ellenberg, Jan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518315/