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Microtubule growth around the CAB in an intact embryo.

Organism : Ascidian
Species : Phallusia mammillata
Description : Confocal images of Ens::3GFP and Kif2::Ven fluorescence during interphase of a 32 cell stage embryo. Microtubules can be seen to grow around the CAB but they do not penetrate the CAB. Scale bar = 20µm. Time in sec.
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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