Kramer, J., Hawley, R.S. (2003). The spindle-associated transmembrane protein Axs identifies a membranous structure ensheathing the meiotic spindle.  Cell Cycle 2(3): 174--176.

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Research paper

Axs mutations disrupt both the progression of the meiotic cell cycle and meiotic chromosome segregation in Drosophila. Axs protein co-localizes with endoplasmic reticulum components and is present within a novel structure ensheathing the meiotic spindle. We show that Axs encodes the founding member of a eukaryotic family of trans-membrane proteins.