title: Does it take two to untangle?
abstract: The structural integrity of mitotic chromosomes is essential for proper chromatid segregation. In this issue of Cell, show that vertebrates contain two distinct condensin complexes, both of which are required for normal mitotic chromosome morphology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
authors.forename: Denise N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Bertsch
authors.forename: Janet E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lindsley
mesh_terms: D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002842:Chromatids / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D020090:Chromosome Segregation; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; C108312:condensin complexes; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases