Kinetochores Use a Novel Mechanism for Coordinating the Dynamics of Individual Microtubules

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1217-1223

  VandenBeldt, Kristin J ^a   Barnard, Rita M ^a   Hergert, Polla J ^a   Meng, Xing ^a   Maiato, Helder ^b,c   McEwen, Bruce F ^a,d  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

DEVBIO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DROSOPHILA; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DROSOPHILA; KINETOCHORES; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33745004162     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.04.046     Document Type: Article

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