@article {572746, title = {Meiotic spindle: sculpted by severing.}, journal = {Curr Biol}, volume = {16}, number = {21}, year = {2006}, month = {2006 Nov 7}, pages = {R923-5}, abstract = {Katanin is a conserved AAA ATPase with the ability to sever microtubules, but its biological function in animal cells has been obscure. A recent study using electron tomography has found that katanin stimulates the production of microtubules in the meiotic spindles of Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes.}, keywords = {Adenosine Triphosphatases, Animals, Caenorhabditis elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Meiosis, Microtubules, Oocytes}, issn = {0960-9822}, doi = {10.1016/j.cub.2006.09.048}, author = {Ribbeck, Katharina and Mitchison, Timothy J.} }