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Spindle checkpoint requires Mad1-bound and Mad1-free Mad2.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 May 2002
Chung Eunah, Chen Rey-Huei
Abstract excerpt
The spindle checkpoint prevents anaphase from occurring until all chromosomes have attached properly to the mitotic spindle. The checkpoint components Mad1 and Mad2 associate with unattached kinetochores and are probably involved in triggering the checkpoint. We now demonstrate that in Xenopus egg extracts Mad1 and Mad2 form a stable complex, whereas a fraction of Mad2 molecules is not bound to Mad1. The...
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