title: Chromosome segregation: correcting improperly attached chromosomes.
abstract: Two new studies show that Aurora B kinase corrects improperly attached chromosomes by recruiting molecules necessary for eliminating the bad attachments and by regulating the turnover of the kinetochore fiber.
authors.affiliation: Medical Sciences, Indiana University, 915 E. 3rd Street, Myers Hall 262, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Claire E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Walczak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D020090:Chromosome Segregation / Q000502:physiology*; D018386:Kinetochores / Q000378:metabolism; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D064127:Aurora Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases