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Mitotic Spindle Assembly and Function

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Cell Division Control in Plants

Part of the book series: Plant Cell Monographs ((CELLMONO,volume 9))

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The ability of plant mitotic spindles to form and function with robust accuracy, in the absenceof centrosomes, underscores the importance and prevalence of centrosome-independent pathways of spindleassembly. This work includes overviews of plant mitotic spindle structure and formation, microtubule-associatedproteins involved in plant mitosis, and the multiple pathways used by plants to promote robust spindleassembly and function.

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Ambrose, J.C., Cyr, R. (2007). Mitotic Spindle Assembly and Function. In: Verma, D.P.S., Hong, Z. (eds) Cell Division Control in Plants. Plant Cell Monographs, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7089_2007_126

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