Polar Positioning of Phase-Separated Liquid Compartments in Cells Regulated by an mRNA Competition Mechanism

Shambaditya Saha; Christoph A. Weber; Marco Nousch; Omar Adame-Arana; Carsten Hoege; Marco Y. Hein; Erin Osborne Nishimura; Julia Mahamid; Marcus Jahnel; Louise Jawerth; Andrej Pozniakovski; Christian R. Eckmann; Frank Jülicher; Anthony A. Hyman

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.006

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BiologyMessenger RNARNACell biologyGranule (geology)BiophysicsIntracellularIn vitroPolarity (international relations)BiochemistryCellGene

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 166
Issue: 6
Pages: 1572-1584.e16
Citations: 345
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                                    Shambaditya Saha, 
                                
                                    Christoph A. Weber, 
                                
                                    Marco Nousch
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Polar Positioning of Phase-Separated Liquid Compartments in Cells Regulated by an mRNA Competition Mechanism. 
                            Cell
                            , 166
                            (6)
                            , 1572-1584.e16.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.006
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.08.006