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DISCO EGG

Organism : Lancelet Amphioxus
Species : Branchiostoma lanceolatum
Description : Most tubulin is kept under its monomeric form in meiotic cell cycle arrested oocytes. Perturbation of the MAPK pathway in the Amphioxus non fertilized oocyte induces the formation of many cytoplasmic asters resulting from an explosive tubulin polymerization. Treated oocytes look like Discoballs, don't they?
Project : Concours photo MICA
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Tags : Tubulin MAPK
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