04.01.2013 - By The Rockefeller University Press
In the April 1st edition of biobytes, Ingrid Hoffmann (German Cancer
Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany) describes how an actin-binding protein orients
the mitotic spindle (Zhu et
al.), and Claude Prigent and David Reboutier (CNRS, Rennes, France)
explain how Aurora A promotes assembly of the central spindle (Reboutier et
al.). Plus a round-up of other highlights from The Journal of
Cell Biology. The show was written and produced by Caitlin Sedwick and
Ben Short. Presented by Ben Short. See the associated papers in
JCB for details on the funding provided to support these
original research studies.