Dispatch. Chromosome position: now, where was I?
Is the nuclear organisation of chromosomes inherited through mitosis, when the nuclear membrane is broken down, and is it propagated to the nuclei of daughter cells? Two recent studies address this question using similar live cell imaging techniques, but reach different conclusions.
Bickmore
Wendy A
WA
MRC Human Genetics Unit, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK. W.Bickmore@hgu.mrc.ac.uk
Chubb
Jonathan R
JR
D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*; D020090:Chromosome Segregation / Q000502:physiology*; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000502:physiology*; D006570:Heterochromatin; D008938:Mitosis / Q000502:physiology*
D006570:Heterochromatin