title: Interphase Positioning of Centromeres Sets Up Spindle Assembly.
abstract: It has been known for many years that centromeres cluster at the spindle pole body in fission yeast. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Fernández-Álvarez et al. (2016) reveal that the functional significance of clustering is to promote spindle assembly by modulating nuclear envelope integrity at the onset of mitosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Chromosome and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: funabih@rockefeller.edu.
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Funabiki
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle; D002503:Centromere; D006801:Humans; D007399:Interphase; D008938:Mitosis; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000235:genetics; D008941:Spindle Apparatus