| Value |
11.5
μm
Range: ±2.0 μm
|
| Organism |
Fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster |
| Reference |
Varga V, Leduc C, Bormuth V, Diez S, Howard J. Kinesin-8 motors act cooperatively to mediate length-dependent microtubule depolymerization. Cell. 2009 Sep 18 138(6):1174-83. p.1174 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID19766569
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| Primary Source |
Goshima G, Wollman R, Stuurman N, Scholey JM, Vale RD. Length control of the metaphase spindle. Curr Biol. 2005 Nov 22 15(22):1979-88.PubMed ID16303556
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| Comments |
An example of tight size regulation is the mitotic spindle. In
Drosophila S2 cells, the length of the spindle at metaphase varies
little from cell to cell (11.5±2.0µm, mean ± standard deviation
[SD], primary source). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108076 |