title: Slipping past the spindle assembly checkpoint.
abstract: Error-free genome segregation depends on the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), a signalling network that delays anaphase onset until chromosomes have established proper spindle attachments. Three reports now quantitatively examine the sensitivity and robustness of the SAC response.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Radhika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: Tarun M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kapoor
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D059566:M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints; D015398:Signal Transduction; D008941:Spindle Apparatus