Oocyte Polarization Is Coupled to the Chromosomal Bouquet, a Conserved Polarized Nuclear Configuration in Meiosis

Yaniv M. Elkouby; Allison Jamieson-Lucy; Mary C. Mullins

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002335

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Oocyte Polarization Is Coupled to the Chromosomal Bouquet, a Conserved Polarized Nuclear Configuration in Meiosis

Yaniv M. Elkouby,

Affiliation Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Allison Jamieson-Lucy,

Affiliation Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mary C. Mullins

* E-mail: mullins@mail.med.upenn.edu

Affiliation Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Oocyte Polarization Is Coupled to the Chromosomal Bouquet, a Conserved Polarized Nuclear Configuration in Meiosis

Yaniv M. Elkouby,
Allison Jamieson-Lucy,
Mary C. Mullins

Published: January 7, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002335

About the Authors

Yaniv M. Elkouby

Affiliation Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Allison Jamieson-Lucy

Affiliation Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Mary C. Mullins

* E-mail: mullins@mail.med.upenn.edu

Affiliation Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YME MCM. Performed the experiments: YME. Analyzed the data: YME AJL MCM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AJL. Wrote the paper: YME AJL MCM. Designed the MATLAB codes used in the analysis: AJL.

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