Myofibrils put the squeeze on nuclei

Nature Cell Biology 19, 1148 (2017).
doi:10.1038/ncb3618

Authors: Jonathan N. Rosen & Mary K. Baylies
During muscle development, nuclei travel from the centre of the myofibre to the periphery, a process defective in certain diseases. A new study reveals that this movement is due to centripetal forces imposed on nuclei by the crosslinking and contraction of myofibrils.

Source: Nature Cell Biology - September 29, 2017 Category: Cytology Authors: Jonathan N. Rosen Mary K. Baylies Tags: News and Views Source Type: research