title: Cell division: the need for speed.
abstract: A bundle of microtubules known as the spindle midzone is rapidly assembled after anaphase onset, recruiting multiple signaling proteins that regulate cytokinesis. A new study reveals that positive feedback driven by clustering of a kinesin-6 motor underlies the explosive assembly of the spindle midzone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology and Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. almiller1@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Ann L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bement
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins