Self-Organization of Anastral Spindles by Synergy of Dynamic Instability, Autocatalytic Microtubule Production, and a Spatial Signaling Gradient

Thomas Clausen; Katharina Ribbeck

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000244

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Self-Organization of Anastral Spindles by Synergy of Dynamic Instability, Autocatalytic Microtubule Production, and a Spatial Signaling Gradient

Thomas Clausen,

Affiliation European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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Katharina Ribbeck

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Katharina_Ribbeck@hms.harvard.edu

Current address: Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Affiliation European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany
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Self-Organization of Anastral Spindles by Synergy of Dynamic Instability, Autocatalytic Microtubule Production, and a Spatial Signaling Gradient

Thomas Clausen,
Katharina Ribbeck

Published: February 28, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000244

About the Authors

Thomas Clausen

Affiliation European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany

Katharina Ribbeck

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: Katharina_Ribbeck@hms.harvard.edu

Current address: Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Affiliation European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KR TC. Performed the experiments: KR TC. Analyzed the data: KR TC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KR TC. Wrote the paper: KR TC.

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