El cruce entre los complejos de fijación de microtúbulos asegura una segregación cromosómica precisa

Dhanya K Cheerambathur1, Reto Gassmann, Brian Cook

  • 1Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|November 16, 2013
PubMed
Resumen

El módulo kinetochore dynein controla la segregación cromosómica mediante la regulación del complejo Ndc80, asegurando una división celular precisa. Este estudio revela un mecanismo clave de interconexión para una adecuada fijación del huso mitótico.

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