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. 2021 Apr 19;56(8):1080-1082.
doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.03.028.

Stir it up: The role of actin in mitochondrial mixing during mitosis

Sarah E Yde  1 , Rachel S Kadzik  1 , David R Kovar  2
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Stir it up: The role of actin in mitochondrial mixing during mitosis

Sarah E Yde et al. Dev Cell. .
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Abstract

During symmetric cell division, it is important that daughter cells receive not only equal genetic information, but also equal allocations of organelles. Recently, in Nature,Moore et al. (2021) identify three complementary F-actin networks that help ensure proper mixing and distribution of functionally equivalent mitochondria to daughter cells.

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  • Actin cables and comet tails organize mitochondrial networks in mitosis.
    Moore AS, Coscia SM, Simpson CL, Ortega FE, Wait EC, Heddleston JM, Nirschl JJ, Obara CJ, Guedes-Dias P, Boecker CA, Chew TL, Theriot JA, Lippincott-Schwartz J, Holzbaur ELF. Moore AS, et al. Nature. 2021 Mar;591(7851):659-664. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03309-5. Epub 2021 Mar 3. Nature. 2021. PMID: 33658713 Free PMC article.

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