Category: Publication

  • New paper on Active Diffusion

    Check out our new paper on Active diffusion positioning the nucleus in mouse oocytes! http://www.nature.com/ncb/journal/v17/n4/full/ncb3131.html Abstract: In somatic cells, the position of the cell centroid is dictated by the centrosome. The centrosome is instrumental in nucleus positioning, the two structures being physically connected. Mouse oocytes have no centrosomes, yet harbour centrally located nuclei. We demonstrate how…