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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 28.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Cell Biol. 2016 Apr 23;137:173–186. doi: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2016.04.001

Figure 1. Midbodies can either be asymmetrically inherited or released into the extracellular space.

Figure 1

(A) Model detailing the possible fates of an asymmetrically inherited midbody. Upon asymmetric inheritance, the midbody can remain as a post-mitotic midbody in the cell and potentially influence pluripotency, or can be degraded via autophagy.

(B) Model detailing the possible fate of a midbody following symmetric division, where it is released into extracellular space and can be potentially uptaken by surrounding cells.