>> Settling an oocyte actin conundrum
Actin is actively cleared from the nuclei of most eukaryotic cells with the exception of the giant nuclei found in amphibian oocytes. This discrepancy has led to speculations about exotic actin conformations serving equally exotic functions in specialized nuclei. Dirk Görlich of the Center for Molecular Biology at Heidelberg University and his group recently reported that the mechanism for having actin in these oocyte nuclei is actually quite simple.
"I've found the idea of whether there's actin in the nucleus to be interesting over time. And usually reports ...
