[PDF][PDF] Centrosomes: Central no more?

JW Raff - Current Biology, 2001 - cell.com
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Centrosomes: Central no more? Page 1 Dispatch R159 Centrosomes: Central no more? Jordan
W. Raff It has recently been found that the zygotic development of a morphologically normal fly
can occur without properly functioning mitotic centrosomes. Does this mean that centrosomes
are not required for cell division in animals at all? Address: Wellcome/CRC Institute, Tennis
Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK. E-mail: j.raff@welc.cam.ac.uk Current Biology 2001,
11:R159–R161 0960-9822/01/$ – see front matter © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights …
Abstract
It has recently been found that the zygotic development of a morphologically normal fly can occur without properly functioning mitotic centrosomes. Does this mean that centrosomes are not required for cell division in animals at all?
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