title: Kinetochore assembly: building a molecular machine that drives chromosome movement.
abstract: Kinetochores play crucial roles in mediating chromosome segregation. Major progress has been made in recent years in identifying their biochemical composition, the assembly patterns and the mechanisms of their functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Jianhui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Xiangwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D018386:Kinetochores / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D009068:Movement; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers