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Ran hits the ground running

Nature Cell Biology volume 3, pages E69–E70 (2001)Cite this article

The identification of proteins that are important for microtubule nucleation, regulation of microtubule dynamics and spindle assembly has been an exciting area of research. A series of recent papers have now provided key insights into these processes by identifying downstream targets of Ran that result in aster formation and spindle assembly.

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Figure 2: Importin-β sequesters factors that are important for microtubule polymerization.

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