Kinesin-5 motors are required for organization of spindle microtubules in <it>Silvetia compressa </it>zygotes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Monastrol, a chemical inhibitor specific to the Kinesin-5 family of motor proteins, was used to examine the functional roles of Kinesin-5 proteins during the first, asymmetric cell division cycle in the brown alga <it>Silvetia...

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Main Authors: Kropf Darryl L, Peters Nick T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/6/19