Cell division articles within Nature Communications

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    Some organisms produce unequal numbers of male and female progeny, but the mechanics of skewed of sex ratios are largely unknown. Here, the authors describe alterations in X-chromosome segregation and cytoplasmic partitioning during spermatogenesis that together explain the distorted sex ratio in a nematode species.

    • Diane C. Shakes
    • , Bryan J. Neva
    •  & Andre Pires-daSilva

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    | Open Access

    During neurogenesis, neural stem and progenitor cells can either proliferate or produce neurons. Here, the authors show that proliferating neural stem and progenitor cells have a longer S-phase portion of the cell cycle than cells committed to neuron production, suggesting that this may enable faithful DNA replication.

    • Yoko Arai
    • , Jeremy N. Pulvers
    •  & Wieland B. Huttner

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    | Open Access

    Aurora-A kinase localizes to centrosomes, is involved in the progression through mitosis and is overexpressed in certain cancers. Here, calcium is shown to induce Aurora-A auto-phosphorylation in a calmodulin-dependent manner, suggesting a novel role for Aurora-A in non-mitotic cells.

    • Olga V. Plotnikova
    • , Elena N. Pugacheva
    •  & Erica A. Golemis

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    To ensure correct cell division Staphylococci must remember which plane they previously divided along, but the mechanism by which this is achieved is unclear. In this article, using atomic force microscopy, peptidoglycan ribs are reported to mark previous planes of division.

    • Robert D. Turner
    • , Emma C. Ratcliffe
    •  & Simon J. Foster

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