Spindle fibers form a ... of nuclear division, two wheel-shaped protein structures called centrioles position themselves at opposite ends of the cell forming cell poles. Long protein fibers ...

Next, chromosomes assume their most compacted state during metaphase, when the centromeres of all the cell's chromosomes line up at the equator of the spindle. Metaphase is particularly useful in ...

The researchers studied two types of ovarian cancer cells – OVCAR-3, which has a well-structured polygonal shape, and SK-OV-3 ...