Telomere clustering in fission yeast

Telomere Microtubules

In a left cell, telomeres (magenta) interact with microtubules (green) and move around. They eventually gather and form a cluster.

Telomere Microtubules

Microtubules were eliminated in a haploid meiotic cell by a microtubule inhibitor. After removal of the inhibitor, microtubules nucleated from telomeres, and the telomeres moved around inside the cell with the telomere-nucleated microtubules. Once the telomeres were connected with the microtubules, they gathered and formed a cluster.