Kinesin-1 and Cytoplasmic Dynein Act Sequentially to Move the Meiotic Spindle to the Oocyte Cortex in Caenorhabditis elegans.PDFVIP

Molecular Biology of the Cell Vol. 20, 2722–2730, June 1, 2009 Kinesin-1 and Cytoplasmic Dynein Act Sequentially to Move the Meiotic Spindle to the Oocyte Cortex in Caenorhabditis elegans Marina L. Ellefson and Francis J. McNally Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616 Submitted January 2, 2009; Revised March 12, 2009; Accepted March 27, 2009 Monitoring Editor: Tim Stearns During female meiosis in animals, the meiotic spindle is attached to the egg cortex by one pole during anaphase to allow selective disposal of half the chromo