PMC

(a) stepping speed in RPM at E1,E2,E3, and E4 from the offaxis, pivoting and sliding group during the free pivoting task (FPT), (b) pivoting instability (deg) at E1,E2,E3, and E4 from the offaxis, pivoting and sliding group during the free pivoting task (FPT), (c) stepping speed in RPM at each evaluation from the offaxis, pivoting and sliding group during the free sliding task (FST), (d) sliding instability (mm) at each evaluation from the offaxis, pivoting and sliding group during the free sliding task (FST). Each bar plot indicate 25^th (Q1), 50^th (Q2), and 75^th (Q3) percentiles of the data. The whisker indicates Q3+ 1.5* (Q3-Q1), and Q1-1.5*(Q3-Q1). * indicates p < 0.05.

When astral microtubules enter the daughter cell, they exhibit pivoting motion around the SPB. This motion may serve as a search mechanism for cortical anchors for dynein. Once the microtubule finds an anchor, dynein can be off-loaded and the spindle is pulled towards the daughter cell.

a Maximum External Pivoting Angle, b Maximum Internal Pivoting Angle, c Mean Maximum External Pivoting Angle, (D) Mean Maximum Internal Pivoting Angle in degree during the free pivoting task (FPT) and the free pivoting and sliding task (FPST) between males (black bar) and females (grey bar). Each bar with error bar plot indicates mean with 1SD from each task at each group. * indicates p<0.05 between males and females at each task.

Ratio of the amount of time taken by the basic execution method of pivoting over the amount of time taken by the optimized execution method of pivoting versus p.