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Spindle Scaling

Spindle Scaling is a biological regulatory phenomenon in which the size of the mitotic spindle adjusts proportionally to the dimensions of the cell, ensuring proper microtubule organization and chromosome segregation during cell division.

19

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1.4K

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84

Authors

47

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Spindle Size Scaling

Parents

Publications

19

Cytoplasmic Volume Modulates Spindle Size During Embryogenesis

Matthew C. Good, Michael D. Vahey, Arunan Skandarajah et al. · Science · 2013 · 272 citations · Full text

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Katanin Contributes to Interspecies Spindle Length Scaling in Xenopus

Rose Loughlin, Jeremy Wilbur, Francis J. McNally et al. · Cell · 2011 · 202 citations · Full text

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Changes in Cytoplasmic Volume Are Sufficient to Drive Spindle Scaling

James W. Hazel, Kaspars Krutkramelis, Paul Mooney et al. · Science · 2013 · 200 citations · Full text

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Mitotic spindle scaling during Xenopus development by kif2a and importin α

Jeremy Wilbur, Rebecca Heald · eLife · 2013 · 126 citations · Full text

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<i>Xenopus tropicalis</i> egg extracts provide insight into scaling of the mitotic spindle

Katherine S. Brown, Michael D. Blower, Thomas J. Maresca et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2007 · 116 citations · Full text

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Authors

84

  1. RH
    Rebecca Heald

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    6 publications · 769 citations

    6

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  2. DN
    Daniel Needleman

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 143 citations

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  3. RF
    Reza Farhadifar

    Harvard University, United States

    2 publications · 143 citations

    2

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  4. JW
    Jeremy Wilbur

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    2 publications · 328 citations

    2

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  5. TM
    Thomas Müller‐Reichert

    Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

    2 publications · 143 citations

    2

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Institutions

47

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    347 citations

  3. Center for Systems Biology

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    270 citations

  4. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    165 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    338 citations

  6. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    326 citations

  7. Berliner Hochschule für Technik

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    77 citations

  8. University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus

    Dresden, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    187 citations

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Venues

  1. Current Biology

    4 publications · 237 citations

    4

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  2. eLife

    3 publications · 205 citations

    3

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  3. Molecular Biology of the Cell

    MBC · 2 publications · 66 citations

    2

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  4. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 2 publications · 138 citations

    2

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  5. Science

    2 publications · 472 citations

    2

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