Contribution of cytoplasm viscoelastic properties to mitotic spindle positioning [Biophysics and Computational Biology]

Cells are filled with macromolecules and polymer networks that set scale-dependent viscous and elastic properties to the cytoplasm. Although the role of these parameters in molecular diffusion, reaction kinetics, and cellular biochemistry is being increasingly recognized, their contributions to the motion and positioning of larger organelles, such as mitotic spindles...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Cell Biology Biological Sciences Source Type: research