Cortical dynein is critical for proper spindle positioning in human cells

Cortical Dynein Controls Microtubule Dynamics to Generate Pulling Forces that Position Microtubule Asters

(2012) Liedewij Laan et al.   CELL

Small-molecule inhibitors of the AAA+ ATPase motor cytoplasmic dynein

(2012) Ari J. Firestone et al.   NATURE

Chromosome- and spindle-pole-derived signals generate an intrinsic code for spindle position and orientation

(2012) Tomomi Kiyomitsu et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

ABL1 regulates spindle orientation in adherent cells and mammalian skin

(2012) Shigeru Matsumura et al.   Nature Communications

Polarity mediates asymmetric trafficking of the G  heterotrimeric G-protein subunit GPB-1 in C. elegans embryos

(2011) K. Thyagarajan et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A lateral belt of cortical LGN and NuMA guides mitotic spindle movements and planar division in neuroepithelial cells

(2011) Elise Peyre et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Asymmetric cell divisions promote Notch-dependent epidermal differentiation

(2011) Scott E. Williams et al.   NATURE

Codon adaptation–based control of protein expression in C. elegans

(2011) Stefanie Redemann et al.   NATURE METHODS

Directed Evolution Reveals the Binding Motif Preference of the LC8/DYNLL Hub Protein and Predicts Large Numbers of Novel Binders in the Human Proteome

(2011) Péter Rapali et al.   PLoS One

How does a millimeter-sized cell find its center?

(2010) Martin Wühr et al.   CELL CYCLE

LGN regulates mitotic spindle orientation during epithelial morphogenesis

(2010) Zhen Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Ric-8A and Gi  Recruit LGN, NuMA, and Dynein to the Cell Cortex To Help Orient the Mitotic Spindle

(2010) G. E. Woodard et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Phenotypic profiling of the human genome by time-lapse microscopy reveals cell division genes

(2010) Beate Neumann et al.   NATURE

Live-cell imaging RNAi screen identifies PP2A–B55α and importin-β1 as key mitotic exit regulators in human cells

(2010) Michael H. A. Schmitz et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Intracellular organelles mediate cytoplasmic pulling force for centrosome centration in the Caenorhabditis elegans early embryo

(2010) K. Kimura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NuMA after 30 years: the matrix revisited

(2010) Andreea E. Radulescu et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Regulation of cortical contractility and spindle positioning by the protein phosphatase 6 PPH-6 in one-cell stageC. elegansembryos

(2009) Katayoun Afshar et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Spindle orientation during asymmetric cell division

(2009) Karsten H. Siller et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Regulators of the cytoplasmic dynein motor

(2009) Julia R. Kardon et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Cell Cycle-Dependent Microtubule-Based Dynamic Transport of Cytoplasmic Dynein in Mammalian Cells

(2009) Takuya Kobayashi et al.   PLoS One

Mechanisms of Asymmetric Stem Cell Division

(2008) Juergen A. Knoblich   CELL

Dynamic localization of LIN-5 and GPR-1/2 to cortical force generation domains during spindle positioning

(2008) Dae Hwi Park et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

A Casein Kinase 1 and PAR Proteins Regulate Asymmetry of a PIP2 Synthesis Enzyme for Asymmetric Spindle Positioning

(2008) Costanza Panbianco et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Mechanisms of asymmetric cell division: flies and worms pave the way

(2008) Pierre Gönczy   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY