2016
A force-generating machinery maintains the spindle at the cell center during mitosis
Garzon-Coral C, Fantana HA, Howard J. A force-generating machinery maintains the spindle at the cell center during mitosis. Science 2016, 352: 1124-1127. PMID: 27230381, PMCID: PMC6535051, DOI: 10.1126/science.aad9745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForce-generating machineryMitotic spindleAsymmetric divisionDaughter cellsCell centerIntact cellsMagnetic tweezersCorrect localizationNumber of microtubulesMachinerySpindleForce generatorCellsCaenorhabditisAnaphaseLocalizationAccurate partitionsMitosisEmbryosMicrotubulesCytoplasmMetaphasePrecise localizationSmall cellsDivision
1994
The force exerted by a single kinesin molecule against a viscous load
Hunt AJ, Gittes F, Howard J. The force exerted by a single kinesin molecule against a viscous load. Biophysical Journal 1994, 67: 766-781. PMID: 7948690, PMCID: PMC1225420, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(94)80537-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research