Biologists Capture Cell's Elusive 'Motor' on Videotape
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
In basic research with far-reaching impact, cell biologists Wei-Lih Lee and Steven Markus report in Developmental Cell that they have solved one of the fundamental questions in stem cell division: How dynein, the cell's nano-scale "mitotic motor," positions itself to direct the dividing process.