Pronuclear migration: no attachment? No union, but a futile cycle!

Citation:

Nguyen PA, Ishihara K, Wühr M, Mitchison TJ. Pronuclear migration: no attachment? No union, but a futile cycle!. Curr Biol. 2012;22 (10) :R409-11.

Date Published:

2012 May 22

Abstract:

How do pronuclei migrate towards each other? The zebrafish futile cycle gene is shown to encode a maternally expressed membrane protein required for nuclear attachment and migration along the sperm aster.