Centrosomes:: Sic transit gloria centri

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Hyman, AA [1 ]
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[1] Max Planck Inst Cell Biol & Genet, Dresden, Germany
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10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00406-1
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Centrosomes are thought to ensure spindle bipolarity and thus correct chromosome segregation during mitosis, but recent studies indicate that somatic cells have an alternative mechanism that enables them to form a bipolar spindle and segregate chromosomes independently of centrosomes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:R276 / R278
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