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PMID: 16493420 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review

Not so divided: the common basis of plant and animal cell division.

Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology ·Vol. 7 ·No. 2 ·2006-02-00 ·Pages 147-52

Lloyd C, Chan J

Abstract

Plant cells do not have centrioles and their mitosis is frequently likened to the chromosome-based mechanism seen in acentriolar animal cells. However, this is a false analogy. Although plants can use this mechanism, they generally divide by a method that uses bipolar mitotic caps, which is more similar to the canonical centrosome-based method of animals.

MeSH Terms
Animals Cell Division Cell Polarity Mitosis Plant Cells
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Lloyd Clive
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK. clive.lloyd@bbsrc.ac.uk
Chan Jordi
Article Info
Journal
Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology
Abbr.
Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol
ISSN
1471-0072
DOI
10.1038/nrm1831
Email
clive.lloyd@bbsrc.ac.uk
Published
2006-02-00
Pages
147-52
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
100962782
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1038/nrm1831 View journal details
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