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Calaxin establishes basal body orientation and coordinates movement of monocilia in sea urchin embryos by Mizuno, Katsutoshi, Shiba, Kogiku, Yaguchi, Junko, Shibata, Daisuke, Yaguchi, Shunsuke, Prulière, Gérard, Chenevert, Janet, Inaba, Kazuo

“…Through their coordinated alignment and beating, motile cilia generate directional fluid flow and organismal movement. While the mechanisms used by…”
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The aPKC-PAR-6-PAR-3 cell polarity complex localizes to the centrosome attracting body, a macroscopic cortical structure responsible for asymmetric divisions in the early ascidian embryo by Patalano, Solenn, Prulière, Gérard, Prodon, François, Paix, Alexandre, Dru, Philippe, Sardet, Christian, Chenevert, Janet

“…Posterior blastomeres of 8-cell stage ascidian embryos undergo a series of asymmetric divisions that generate cells of unequal sizes and segregate muscle from…”
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Embryological methods in ascidians: the Villefranche-sur-Mer protocols by Sardet, Christian, McDougall, Alex, Yasuo, Hitoyoshi, Chenevert, Janet, Pruliere, Gérard, Dumollard, Rémi, Hudson, Clare, Hebras, Celine, Le Nguyen, Ngan, Paix, Alexandre

“…Ascidians (marine invertebrates: urochordates) are thought to be the closest sister groups of vertebrates. They are particularly attractive models because of…”
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Self-organized optimal packing of kinesin-5-driven microtubule asters scales with cell size by Khetan, Neha, Pruliere, Gérard, Hebras, Celine, Chenevert, Janet, Athale, Chaitanya A.

“…Radial microtubule (MT) arrays or asters determine cell geometry in animal cells. Multiple asters interacting with motors, such as those in syncytia, form…”
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Kif2 localizes to a subdomain of cortical endoplasmic reticulum that drives asymmetric spindle position by Costache, Vlad, Hebras, Celine, Pruliere, Gerard, Besnardeau, Lydia, Failla, Margaux, Copley, Richard R., Burgess, David, Chenevert, Janet, McDougall, Alex

“…Asymmetric positioning of the mitotic spindle is a fundamental process responsible for creating sibling cell size asymmetry; however, how the cortex causes the…”
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Protein phosphorylation in spermatozoa motility of Acipenser ruthenus and Cyprinus carpio by Gazo, Ievgeniia, Dietrich, Mariola A, Prulière, Gérard, Shaliutina-Kolešová, Anna, Shaliutina, Olena, Cosson, Jacky, Chenevert, Janet

“…Spermatozoa of externally fertilizing freshwater fish possess several different modes of motility activation. Spermatozoa of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)…”
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Atypical protein kinase C controls sea urchin ciliogenesis by Prulière, Gérard, Cosson, Jacky, Chevalier, Sandra, Sardet, Christian, Chenevert, Janet

“…The atypical protein kinase C (aPKC) is part of the conserved aPKC/PAR6/PAR3 protein complex, which regulates many cell polarity events, including the…”
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Purification of mitochondrial proteins HSP60 and ATP synthase from ascidian eggs: implications for antibody specificity by Chenevert, Janet, Pruliere, Gerard, Ishii, Hirokazu, Sardet, Christian, Nishikata, Takahito

“…Use of antibodies is a cornerstone of biological studies and it is important to identify the recognized protein with certainty. Generally an antibody is…”
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Cortical anchorages and cell type segregations of maternal postplasmic/PEM RNAs in ascidians by Paix, Alexandre, Yamada, Lixy, Dru, Philippe, Lecordier, Helene, Pruliere, Gerard, Chenevert, Janet, Satoh, Nori, Sardet, Christian

“…Ascidian postplasmic/PEM RNAs constitute a large class of cortical maternal RNAs which include developmental determinants (macho-1 and pem-1). We have analyzed…”
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Centrosomes and spindles in ascidian embryos and eggs by McDougall, Alex, Chenevert, Janet, Pruliere, Gerard, Costache, Vlad, Hebras, Celine, Salez, Gregory, Dumollard, Remi

“…During embryonic development and maternal meiotic maturation, positioning of the mitotic/meiotic spindle is subject to control mechanisms that meet the needs…”
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Self-organized optimal packing of kinesin-5 driven microtubule asters scale with cell size by Khetan, Neha, Pruliere, Gérard, Hebras, Celine, Chenevert, Janet, Athale, Chaitanya A

“…Radial microtubule (MT) arrays or asters determine cell geometry in animal cells. Multiple asters interacting with motors such as in syncytia form…”
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Establishment and expression of embryonic axes: comparisons between different model organisms by Prodon, François, Prulière, Gérard, Chenevert, Janet, Sardet, Christian

“…In an accompanying article (C. Sardet et al. m/s 2004; 20 : 414-423) we reviewed determinants of polarity in early development and the mechanisms which…”
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Polarization of eggs and embryos: some common principles by Sardet, Christian, Prodon, François, Prulière, Gérard, Chenevert, Janet

“…Embryonic development depends on the establishment of polarities which define the axial characteristics of the body. In a small number of cases such as the…”
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Effects of cryoprotectants on actin filaments during the cryopreservation of one-cell rabbit embryos by Vincent, C, Pruliere, G, Pajot-Augy, E, Campion, E, Garnier, V, Renard, J P

“…A dynamic equilibrium between globular and filamentous actin plays a crucial role in cell structure and motility. Many factors such as pH, ionic strength,…”
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Thermal behavior of collagen and agarose solutions and its possible implications in the cryobehavior of living systems by Pruliere, G, Pajot-Augy, E, Campion, E, Douzou, P

“…Commonly used cryopreservation procedures are empirical and involve incompletely understood phenomena. Our purpose is to study in vitro the cryobehavior of a…”
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Role of PB1 Midbody Remnant Creating Tethered Polar Bodies during Meiosis II by McDougall, Alex, Hebras, Celine, Pruliere, Gerard, Burgess, David, Costache, Vlad, Dumollard, Remi, Chenevert, Janet

“…Polar body (PB) formation is an extreme form of unequal cell division that occurs in oocytes due to the eccentric position of the small meiotic spindle near…”
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Sol-gel processing of actin to obtain homogeneous glasses at low temperatures by Prulière, G, Douzou, P

“…The lethal effects of freezing on cells are currently attributed to the crystallization of extracellular water which leaves concentrated solutions of salts,…”
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Boursin, a sea urchin bimC kinesin protein, plays a role in anaphase and cytokinesis by Touïtou, I, Lhomond, G, Prulière, G

“…We have isolated and characterized Boursin, a kinesin-related protein of the bimC family, from Paracentrotus lividus sea urchin eggs. Boursin is expressed at…”
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Biophysical chemical aspects of cellular cryobehavior by Vincent, C, Prulière, G, Pajot-Augy, E, Campion, E, Douzou, P

“…Freezing tolerance and resistance in nature are among the most important and challenging aspects of biochemical adaptation to extreme environments. Some…”
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Effect of tropomyosin on the interactions of actin with actin‐binding proteins isolated from pig platelets by PRULIÈRE, Gérard, d'ALBIS, Anne, TERROSSIAN, Elisabeth

“…Several non‐muscle tropomyosins have been reported to lack the ability to polymerize in a head‐to‐tail manner [Dabrowska, R. et al. (1983) J. Muscle Res. Cell…”
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