A Perikinetochoric Ring Defined by MCAK and Aurora-B as a Novel Centromere Domain.

Mitotic Centromere-Associated Kinesin (MCAK) is a member of the kinesin-13 subfamily of kinesin-related proteins. In mitosis, this microtubule-depolymerising kinesin seems to be implicated in chromosome segregation and in the correction of improper kinetochore-microtubule interactions, and its activ...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-06-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0020084