title: A last-minute rescue of trapped chromatin.
abstract: Chromosome segregation and cytokinesis must be tightly coordinated to ensure that chromosomes are accurately partitioned between dividing cells. In this issue, Steigemann et al. (2009) report that Aurora B kinase promotes proper chromosome segregation by delaying abscission when chromatin is trapped between dividing cells.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Program in Molecular Medicine, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
authors.forename: Chun-Ting
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doxsey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064107:Aurora Kinase B; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D020090:Chromosome Segregation; D006801:Humans; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; C576921:AURKB protein, human; D064107:Aurora Kinase B; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases