Pronuclear Migration: No Attachment? No Union, but a Futile Cycle

How do pronuclei migrate towards each other? The zebrafish futile cycle gene is shown to encode a maternally expressed membrane protein required for nuclear attachment and migration along the sperm aster.

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Published inCurrent biology Vol. 22; no. 10; pp. R409 - R411
Main Authors Nguyen, Phuong A., Ishihara, Keisuke, Wühr, Martin, Mitchison, Timothy J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 22.05.2012
Subjects
Animals
aster (cell structure)
Cell Nucleus - physiology
Centrosome - physiology
Danio rerio
Female
genes
Male
membrane proteins
Membrane Proteins - genetics
pronucleus
Zebrafish - genetics
Zebrafish Proteins - genetics
Zygote - physiology
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Summary:How do pronuclei migrate towards each other? The zebrafish futile cycle gene is shown to encode a maternally expressed membrane protein required for nuclear attachment and migration along the sperm aster.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.062
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2012.03.062