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Flies without a spindle checkpoint.
Nature cell biology - 1 May 2007
Buffin Eulalie, Emre Doruk, Karess Roger E
Abstract excerpt
Mad2 has a key role in the spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC) - the mechanism delaying anaphase onset until all chromosomes correctly attach to the spindle. Here, we show that unlike every other reported case of SAC inactivation in metazoans, mad2-null Drosophila are viable and fertile, and their...
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