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Unequal Cell Division 1. 8-16-cell

Organism : Ascidian
Species : Phallusia mammillata
Description : Unfertilized Phallusia eggs injected with Ens::3GFP (green). Confocal images of 8-cell stage embryos showing microtubule behavior during late interphase and mitosis. B4.1 pair of blastomeres are at the bottom. Note that the aster is asymmetric in both bottom blastomeres. Time in min. Scale bar = 30µm
Attributions : Costache Vlad, McDougall Alex
Publication : Kif2 microtubule depolymerase is required for unequal cell division and localizes to a subdomain of cortical endoplasmic reticulum
Website : http://biodev.obs-vlfr.fr/fr/equipes_de_recherche/fecondation_et_controle_du_cycle_meiotique.html
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