Kinetochore alignment within the metaphase plate is regulated by centromere stiffness and microtubule depolymerases
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Kinetochore alignment within the metaphase plate is regulated by centromere stiffness and microtubule depolymerases
During mitosis in most eukaryotic cells, chromosomes align and form a metaphase plate halfway between the spindle poles, about which they exhibit oscillatory movement. These movements are accompanied by changes in the distance between sister kinetochores, commonly referred to as breathing. We developed a live cell imaging assay combined with computational image analysis to quantify the properti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200909005