Local light illumination experiments during cell division (VIDEO)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Caption

Local light illumination experiments during cell division. Blue light was focused on only one side of the cell cortex. Local decreases in the tension of the cell cortex induced shape oscillation between daughter cells.

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Aoki Lab

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