Microtubules are the largest type of filament ... such as the pinching off of the cell membrane in the final step of cell division (also known as cytokinesis) are produced by the contractile ...

The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements ... It is now well-established that spindles are bipolar arrays of microtubules composed of tubulin (Figure 5) and ...

First atomic-scale 'movie' of microtubules under construction, a key process for cell division Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) Journal Science Funder Ministerio de Ciencia e ...

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) and the Faculty of Science at the University of Hong Kong has uncovered an unexpected interaction between chemotherapeutic agents and a ...

Scientists have long been curious about how cells control the formation of these microtubules, a process essential for ...

His research group focuses on cell division, centromere function in the germline ... Focusing on the centromere—the part of each chromosome that interacts with spindle microtubules to direct ...

The aim of my research is to gain a stronger understanding of how the cytoskeleton is regulated during cell division, migration and polarity. I am interested in how microtubules and actomyosin control ...

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) and the Faculty of Science at the University of Hong Kong has uncovered an unexpected interaction between chemotherapeutic agents and a ...