The kinetochore microtubule minus-end disassembly associated with poleward flux produces a force that can do work

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1547-1558

  Waters, Jennifer C ^a   Mitchison, Timothy J ^b   Rieder, Conly L ^c,d   Salmon, Edward D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; TUBULIN;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; FORCE; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

SALAMANDRIDAE;

EID: 0029836707     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.7.10.1547     Document Type: Article

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