Journal article
Nuclear envelope: torn apart at mitosis.
- Gönczy P ISREC (Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research), 155, ch. des Boveresses, CH-1066, Epalinges/Lausanne, Switzerland. Pierre.Gonczy@isrec.unil.ch
- 2002-04-09
Published in:
- Current biology : CB. - 2002
Animals
CDC2 Protein Kinase
Dynactin Complex
Dyneins
Humans
Lamins
Microtubule-Associated Proteins
Microtubules
Mitosis
Nuclear Envelope
Nuclear Proteins
English
The findings of two recent studies suggest a novel mechanism for nuclear envelope breakdown in which cytoplasmic dynein anchored on the outside of the nucleus generates tension, thus triggering tearing of the nuclear envelope.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00781-9
- PMID 11937039
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/189444
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