title: A mitotic beacon reveals its nucleosome anchor.
abstract: Mitosis, nuclear envelope formation, and nucleocytoplasmic transport require chromosomes to identify themselves by enriching Ran-GTP around the chromatin fiber. In a recent Nature report, Makde et al. (2010) describe the structure of the Ran activator RCC1 anchored onto nucleosomes.
authors.affiliation: EMBL International PhD Programme, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hondele
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ladurner