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Cellular Asymmetry

Cellular Asymmetry is a biological phenomenon characterized by the uneven distribution of cellular components or structures, arising from cytoskeletal polarity, that establishes distinct functional and structural domains within a single cell.

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The Par complex directs asymmetric cell division by phosphorylating the cytoskeletal protein Lgl

Joerg Betschinger, Karl Mechtler, Juergen A. Knoblich · Nature · 2003 · 568 citations

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Asymmetric division of contractile domains couples cell positioning and fate specification

Jean‐Léon Maître, Hervé Turlier, Rukshala Illukkumbura et al. · Nature · 2016 · 395 citations · Full text

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Heterotrimeric G Proteins Direct Two Modes of Asymmetric Cell Division in the Drosophila Nervous System

Matthias Schaefer, Mark Petronczki, Daniela Dorner et al. · Cell · 2001 · 315 citations · Full text

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Selective stabilization of microtubules oriented toward the direction of cell migration.

Gregg G. Gundersen, J. Chloë Bulinski · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1988 · 295 citations · Full text

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Functional asymmetry in Caenorhabditis elegans taste neurons and its computational role in chemotaxis

Hiroshi Suzuki, Tod R. Thiele, Serge Faumont et al. · Nature · 2008 · 271 citations · Full text

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Authors

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    David Strutt

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 367 citations

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    Helen Strutt

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 367 citations

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  3. AD
    A. David Edwards

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 72 citations

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    Ralica Dimitrova

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 72 citations

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  5. AN
    Anthony N. Price

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 72 citations

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215

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    150 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    342 citations

  3. Research Institute of Molecular Pathology

    Vienna, Austria

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    3K citations

  4. Japan Science and Technology Agency

    Tokyo, Japan

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    1K citations

  6. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    126 citations

  7. Tohoku University

    Sendai, Japan

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    259 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    528 citations

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  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 6 publications · 812 citations

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  2. Nature

    5 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 5 publications · 86 citations

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  4. Development

    5 publications · 314 citations

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  5. Developmental Biology

    5 publications · 355 citations

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