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Experimental Approaches to Study Mitochondrial Localization and Function of a Nuclear Cell Cycle Kinase, Cdk1
Published on: February 25, 2016
Cell cycle regulation of organelle transport
1School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Microtubule- and actin-based motors play a wide range of vital roles in the organisation and function of cells during both interphase and mitosis, all of which are likely to be under strict control. Here, we describe how one of these roles--the movement of membranes--is regulated through the cell cycle. Organelle movement in many species is greatly reduced in mitosis as compared to interphase, and this change occurs concomitantly with an inhibition of most membrane traffic functions. Data from in vitro studies is shedding light on how microtubule motor regulation may be achieved.
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