ECB-ART-43500
Curr Biol
2014 Jul 07;2413:R605-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.05.059.
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Nuclear envelope breakdown: actin'' quick to tear down the wall.
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Nuclear envelope breakdown in metazoan cells is thought to be facilitated by microtubules, which pull on the nuclear membranes. Unexpectedly, an F-actin meshwork helps to tear down the large nucleus of starfish oocytes and to prevent chromosome loss in meiosis.
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Genes referenced: LOC115925415 LOC590297