Uploaded November 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Microtubule asters, which are built every time the cell prepares to divide, help the cell find its center. In this video abstract, Keisuke Ishihara tells you what he has learned about how these structures grow. Hint: it's like a relay race! You can read the full publication, "Physical basis of large microtubule aster growth," in the journal eLife: dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19145.
Written, drawn, and narrated by Keisuke Ishihara. Edited and produced by Lisa Dennison.
See the post on sciencesketches.org for more: sciencesketches.org/single-post/2016/11/28/How-do-microtubule-asters-grow-to-fill-huge-frog-eggs
Microtubule asters, which are built every time the cell prepares to divide, help the cell find its center. In this video abstract, Keisuke Ishihara tells you what he has learned about how these structures grow. Hint: it's like a relay race! You can read the full publication, "Physical basis of large microtubule aster growth," in the journal eLife: dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19145.
Written, drawn, and narrated by Keisuke Ishihara. Edited and produced by Lisa Dennison.
See the post on sciencesketches.org for more: sciencesketches.org/single-post/2016/11/28/How-do-microtubule-asters-grow-to-fill-huge-frog-eggs
