Cell polarity: centrosomes release signals for polarization
- PMID: 22537634
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.009
Cell polarity: centrosomes release signals for polarization
Abstract
New findings reveal that, in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos, the centrosome provides signals that induce cell polarization, independently of its function as the microtubule-organizing center.
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Centrosomes can initiate a polarity axis from any position within one-cell C. elegans embryos.Curr Biol. 2012 Apr 10;22(7):583-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.01.064. Epub 2012 Mar 15. Curr Biol. 2012. PMID: 22425158
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A role for the centrosome and PAR-3 in the hand-off of MTOC function during epithelial polarization.Curr Biol. 2012 Apr 10;22(7):575-82. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.044. Epub 2012 Mar 15. Curr Biol. 2012. PMID: 22425160 Free PMC article.
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