Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10929469 Current Opinion in Cell Biology 2005 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
The generation of daughter cells of different fate and size depends on the orientation, positioning and morphology of the mitotic spindle. In both C. elegans and Drosophila, heterotrimeric G proteins have emerged as central and conserved regulators of this process. Although the same molecular players are involved in worms and flies, there are clear differences in the mechanisms used. Interestingly, recent work in mammalian cells suggests that heterotrimeric G proteins may control spindle positioning in higher organisms during symmetric and asymmetric cell divisions.
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