Polar bodies undergo specific patterns of cell division
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SUPPORTED
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Studies on oocyte meiosis demonstrate that polar bodies are formed through highly regulated, asymmetric cell divisions driven by specific cytoskeletal, spindle, and cortical dynamics.
Evidence for · 3
Mechanism of the chromosome-induced polar body extrusion in mouse eggs
2011 · cited by 37
The paper details specific mechanical and structural forces, such as cortical cap protrusion and membrane invagination, driving polar body extrusion in mouse oocytes.
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Cortical microtubules oppose actomyosin-driven membrane ingression during
<i>C. elegans</i>
meiosis I polar body extrusion
2023 · cited by 0
The study demonstrates how specific protein complexes and microtubule stability coordinate actomyosin networks to drive proper meiotic cell division during polar body extrusion.
<i>C. elegans</i>
CLASP/CLS-2 negatively regulates membrane ingression throughout the oocyte cortex and is required for polar body extrusion
2020 · cited by 0
Research using mutants shows that specific cytoskeletal and spindle components regulate contractile ring dynamics during polar body extrusion.