mechanochemical cell biology
The cluster of mechanochemical cell biology at Warwick
studies the mechanisms by which cells use molecular motors and
cytomotive filaments to organise themselves.
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Vanishing point
The Royle lab use 'knocksideways' to remove microtubule crosslinkers from spindles to study mitotic function
>> J Cell Sci (2013)
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Drag Race
The Straube lab shows that cell tails support directionally persistent cell migration by creating rear drag
>> Developmental Cell (2012)
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Central Park
The Mishima lab show that ARF6 GTPase protects the midbody from disintegration by 14-3-3 protein
>> EMBO J (2012)
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Build it up, tear it down
Muriel & Doug show that S. pombe kinesins-8 promote both microtubule nucleation and microtubule catastrophe
>> PLoS ONE (2012)
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Eg timer
Kase shows that cells that successfully separate their centrosomes in prophase make fewer errors in mitosis
>> Biology Open (2012) | e-print
Electra glide
Dana & Barry report evidence that kinesin is guided to its binding site by an electrostatic force field
>> PLoS Biology (2011)
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