Microtubule asters in cytoplasmic extract of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. (IMAGE)

Technische Universität Dresden

Microtubule asters in cytoplasmic extract of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis.

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Microtubule asters in cytoplasmic extract of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. The spatio-temporal growth of the aster is coordinated by cell cycle waves that drive the polymerization (brighter regions) and depolymerization (darker regions) of microtubules. 

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Melissa Rinaldin

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