A connection between centrosomes and chromosomes is a key feature of mitotic spindles. Here the authors generate 3D reconstructions of whole mitotic spindles in earlyC. elegansembryos and show that chromosomes are anchored by the entire spindle network and that connections through kinetochore microtubules are few and likely very transient.
- Stefanie Redemann
- Johannes Baumgart
- Thomas Müller-Reichert
