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The dominant force of Centrobin in centrosome asymmetry

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Centrosomes play an important role in Drosophila melanogaster stem cells, where the different size and activity of the two centrosomes help these cells divide asymmetrically. The molecular basis of the centrosome asymmetry has remained unclear, but new work highlights the centrosomal protein Centrobin as a key player in this process.

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Figure 1: The asymmetric divisions of Drosophila neuroblasts.
Figure 2: A model for asymmetric centrosome behaviour in Drosophila neuroblasts.

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  1. Paul T. Conduit is in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK,

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