Vol. 48 (2006), N 2, p. 114-119
POLYARCHAL SPINDLES IN HIGHER PLANT MEIOSIS

N. V. Shamina,1 O. A. Shatskaya,2 N. V. Solovjeva,3 E. A. Blinova 4

1 Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the RAS, Novosibirsk, 2 Lukiyanenko Agricultural Institute, Krasnodar, 3 Omsk Agricultural University, and 4 State University, Novosibirsk;
e-mail: shamina@bionet.nsc.ru

Morphogenesis and functioning of polyarchal spindles in higher plant meiosis were studied. A mechanism of anastral spindle formation in discussed.

Key words:  abnormal spindle, cytoskeleton, plant meiosis, microtubules, PMCs


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