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. 2019 Aug 5;29(15):R758-R761.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.063.

Cellular Organization: Bulk Actin Network Flows Drive Ooplasm Segregation

Niv Ierushalmi  1 , Kinneret Keren  2
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Cellular Organization: Bulk Actin Network Flows Drive Ooplasm Segregation

Niv Ierushalmi et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Actin networks in the bulk cytoplasm, rather than cortical dynamics, drive ooplasm segregation in zebrafish oocytes. A contracting actin network drags the ooplasm toward the animal pole, while 'comet tails' push the yolk granules in the opposite direction.

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