Dividing Cells Find Their Middle by Following Protein Contour Map

Monday, June 30, 2008 - 15:21 in Biology & Nature

Scientists at Rockefeller University have shown that a protein-chemistry-based contour map, which helps individual proteins locate the center of their cell without direction from a "master organizer," is key to ensuring accurate division during mitosis.

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