The functions and consequences of force at kinetochores

Chromosome segregation requires the generation of force at the kinetochore-the multiprotein structure that facilitates attachment of chromosomes to spindle microtubules. This force is required both to move chromosomes and to signal the formation of proper bioriented attachments. To understand the ro...

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Main Authors: Rago, Florencia (Contributor), Cheeseman, Iain M (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Science (Contributor), Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Contributor), Cheeseman, Iain McPherson (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rockefeller University Press, The, 2013-04-25T17:29:04Z.
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