The dynamic kinetochore-microtubule interface

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 5461-5477

  Maiato, Helder ^a   DeLuca, Jennifer ^b   Salmon, E D ^b   Earnshaw, William C ^c  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aurora B; CENP proteins; Centromere; Chromosomal passengers; Dynein; Kinetochore; Microtubule; Ndc80; Ran

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; BUB1 RELATED PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; COHESIN; DYNACTIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KARYOPHERIN; KINESIN; POLYGALACTURONASE; PROTEIN MAD1; PROTEIN MAD2; RAN PROTEIN;

CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MOTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINDLE CELL;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; HUMANS; KINETOCHORES; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RAN GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10944236258     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01536     Document Type: Review

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