title: Cell Division: A New Role for the Kinetochore in Central Spindle Assembly.
abstract: The central spindle, which is formed between segregating chromosomes, is a critical structure for cell division. However, it was unclear how the central spindle is assembled at anaphase onset. A recent study reveals that a conserved kinetochore protein network plays an essential role in initiation of central spindle assembly.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. Electronic address: tfukagawa@fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukagawa
mesh_terms: D000705:Anaphase / Q000502:physiology; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D020090:Chromosome Segregation / Q000502:physiology*; D018386:Kinetochores / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins