Mechanisms of microtubule-based kinetochore positioning in the yeast metaphase spindle

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3529-3546

  Sprague, Brian L ^a   Pearson, Chad G ^b   Maddox, Paul S ^b   Bloom, Kerry S ^b   Salmon, E D ^b   Odde, David J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CSE 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; YEAST;

ANIMALIA; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0038778615     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)75087-5     Document Type: Article

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