Cutting the cord--mitosis and separation

sea-maid submitted, created time 7 months 2 weeks (www.jcb.org)

From this resport, we know that like parents sending their child off to college, a dividing cell has to let its offspring go. A microtubule-organizing protein helps ensure that the daughter cell breaks free.

Keywords: microtubule cytoskeleton daughter cells mitosis Tektin 2 microtubules