The centrosome is a small, non-membrane-bound organelle endowed with the remarkable capacity to nucleate and organize microtubules. It consists of a pair of centrioles — structures analogous to ...

For almost a century, our understanding of the tiny structure at the centre of the cell called the centrosome was limited to its ability to organize mitotic spindles and other microtubule arrays.

A recent Cell Reports paper by the Oxenius group (IMB) demonstrates a function of targeted centrosome inheritance during CD8 + T cell division for the generation of memory precursor cells.