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Cdc42 and mDia3 regulate microtubule attachment to kinetochores.
Nature - 15 Apr 2004
Yasuda Shingo, Oceguera-Yanez Fabian, Kato Takayuki, Okamoto Muneo, Yonemura Shigenobu, Terada Yasuhiko, Ishizaki Toshimasa, Narumiya Shuh
Abstract excerpt
During mitosis, the mitotic spindle, a bipolar structure composed of microtubules (MTs) and associated motor proteins, segregates sister chromatids to daughter cells. Initially some MTs emanating from one centrosome attach to the kinetochore at the centromere of one of the duplicated chromosomes. This attachment allows rapid poleward movement of the bound chromosome. Subsequent attachment of the sister...
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