Symmetry breaking in C-elegans:: Another gift from the sperm

被引：9

作者：

Marston, Daniel J. ^{[1
]}

Goldstein, Bob ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Dept Biol, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

来源：

DEVELOPMENTAL CELL | 2006年 / 11卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.devcel.2006.08.007

中图分类号：

Q2 [细胞生物学];

学科分类号：

071009 ; 090102 ;

摘要：

Polarization of the C. elegans embryo depends on the sperm-contributed centrosome, which cues a retraction of the actomyosin cortex to the opposite end of the embryo by an unknown mechanism. New evidence reveals that the sperm donates a second polarizing cue that may locally relax the actomyosin cortex near the point of sperm entry.

引用

页码：273 / 274

页数：2

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