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The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 154, Number 2, July 23, 2001 261-266

Mitosis, microtubules, and the matrix

Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616

Address correspondence to Dr. Jonathan M. Scholey, Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California at Davis, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616. Tel.: (530) 752-2271. Fax: (530) 752-7522. E-mail: jmscholey{at}ucdavis.edu

Abstract

The mechanical events of mitosis depend on the action of microtubules and mitotic motors, but whether these spindle components act alone or in concert with a spindle matrix is an important question.

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