Minus-end capture of preformed kinetochore fibers contributes to spindle morphogenesis

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 671-683

  Khodjakov, Alexey ^a,b   Copenagle, Lily ^d   Gordon, Michael B ^c   Compton, Duane A ^c   Kapoor, Tarun M ^b,d  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome positioning; Microtubules; Mitosis; Mitotic spindle; Spindle pole

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; DNA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; KINESIN; MONASTROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; CELL POLARITY; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOMES; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINESIN; KINETOCHORES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; NUCLEAR MATRIX-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PYRIMIDINES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; THIONES; TUBULIN;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037416133     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200208143     Document Type: Article

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