MCAK regulates chromosome alignment but is not necessary for preventing aneuploidy in mouse oocyte meiosis I

Development

Volumn 137, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2133-2138

  Illingworth, Crista ^a   Pirmadjid, Negar ^a   Serhal, Paul ^a   Howe, Katie ^a   Fitzharris, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneuploidy; Mammalian oocyte; MCAK (KIF2C); Mouse; Spindle

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; PROTEIN MCAK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; SPINDLE CELL;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; KINESIN; KINETOCHORES; MEIOSIS; MICE; OOCYTES;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953320898     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.048306     Document Type: Article

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