Rhythmic actomyosin-driven contractions induced by sperm entry predict mammalian embryo viability.
Anna Ajduk,
Tagbo Ilozue,
Shane Windsor,
Yuansong Yu,
K Bianka Seres,
Richard J Bomphrey,
Brian D Tom,
Karl Swann,
Adrian Thomas,
Chris Graham,
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz
Aug 07, 2018
Fertilization-induced cytoplasmic flows are a conserved feature of eggs in many species. However, until now the importance of cytoplasmic flows for the development of mammalian embryos has been unknown. Here, by combining a...