Cytoplasmic streaming drifts the polarity cue and enables posteriorization of the <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> zygote at the side opposite of sperm entry
Kenji Kimura, Akatsuki Kimura
Abstract
The polarity cue moves before polarity establishment through a stochastic cytoplasmic streaming in C. elegans zygotes.
Topics & Concepts
Cytoplasmic streamingBiologyCaenorhabditis elegansCell biologyCell polarityCytoplasmZygotePronucleusSpermCentrosomeHuman fertilizationCellAnatomyGeneticsEmbryoCell cycleEmbryogenesisGeneGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsReproductive Biology and FertilityCircadian rhythm and melatonin