Tension on chromosomes increases the number of kinetochore microtubules but only within limits

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 3815-3823

  King, J M ^a   Nicklas, R B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetochore; Kinetochore microtubule; Micromanipulation; Spindle checkpoint; Tension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL KINETICS; CELL MATURATION; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; GRASSHOPPER; MALE; METAPHASE; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE; TENSION; TURNOVER TIME;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; GRASSHOPPERS; KINETOCHORES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES;

EID: 0033677801     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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