title: Microtubule assembly: catastrophe factors to the rescue.
abstract: Two new studies have shown how regulation of microtubule dynamics by members of the kinesin superfamily may guard against errors in spindle assembly and chromosome segregation.
authors.affiliation: Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Tarun M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kapoor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020090:Chromosome Segregation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D016547:Kinesins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D016547:Kinesins