Kinetochore function: The complications of becoming attached

被引:11
作者
Van Hooser, AA [1 ]
Heald, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Mol & Cell Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00515-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Kinetochores are specialized protein complexes assembled on centromeric DNA that connect to spindle microtubules and mediate proper chromosome segregation during cell division. Recent results have implicated specific kinetochore proteins in microtubule attachment.
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页码:R855 / R857
页数:3
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