Kinetochore flexibility: Creating a dynamic chromosome-spindle interface

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-47

  O'Connell, Christopher B ^a   Khodjakov, Alexey ^b   McEwen, Bruce F ^b  

^a Nikon USA   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA B KINASE; NDC80 COMPLEX;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINDLE CELL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; HUMANS; KINETOCHORES; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS;

EID: 84857690106     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: 18790410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2011.12.008     Document Type: Review

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