Reference
Scholey, J M, et al. “Mitosis, Microtubules, and the Matrix”. J Cell Biol, vol. 154, no. 2, July 2001, pp. 261-6.
Abstract
The mechanical events of mitosis depend on the action of microtubules and mitotic motors, but whether these spindle components act alone or in concert with a spindle matrix is an important question.