title: Motors and MAPs collaborate to size up microtubules.
abstract: Midzone microtubules keep chromosomes apart after segregation and provide a platform for cytokinesis factors. Reporting recently in Cell, Subramanian et al. (2013) describe how the motor protein kinesin-4 and the microtubule-associated protein PRC1 work together to mark microtubule ends for incorporation into the midzone in a length-dependent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Avenue Docteur Penfield, Montréal, Québec H3A 1B1, Canada.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bechstedt
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Brouhard
mesh_terms: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins