Chromosome segregation: seeing is believing.
For chromosome segregation in mitosis, each centromere directs assembly of a complex, proteinaceous structure - the kinetochore, which connects the chromosome to microtubules of the mitotic spindle. A recent study has provided important new insights into the mechanism by which kinetochores capture spindle microtubules.
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Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-3280, USA.
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D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins