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Meanings of central spindle in English

The area in the center of the spindle where the spindle microtubules from opposite poles overlap.

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Examples for "spindle midzone"
Examples for "spindle midzone"
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Haspin inhibitors did not block Aurora B localization to the spindle midzone in anaphase or Aurora B function in cytokinesis.
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Error-free cell division depends on the assembly of the spindle midzone, a specialized array of overlapping microtubules that emerges between segregating chromosomes during anaphase.
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Spindle checkpoint proteins accumulate mainly within the spindle midzone and inhibit anaphase onset.
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Usage of central spindle in English
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Centralspindlin is essential for central spindle and cleavage furrow formation.
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2
Saul launched himself towards the central spindle, which seemed the quickest way to the other end.
The Departure
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These components and the chromosomal passenger complex localize to the central spindle, though no furrow forms there.
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Early Drosophila embryogenesis is characterized by shifting from astral microtubule-based to central spindle-based positioning of cleavage furrows.
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Accordingly, we find that ectopic activation of Rho GTPase generates furrows perpendicular to the central spindle during syncytial divisions.
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These studies demonstrate that early Drosophila embryogenesis is primed to form furrows at either overlapping astral microtubules or the central spindle.
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Thus, Tek2-dependent organization of the central spindle during anaphase is essential for proper midbody formation and the segregation of daughter cells after cytokinesis.
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In this, before firing, the needle pellet is held back by a central spindle with a pressure plate attached to its rear end.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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The font had a vertical central spindle that rose halfway up and flattened into a kind of small metal platter just above the water.
Inferno
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