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Bub1 kinase targets Sgo1 to ensure efficient chromosome biorientation in budding yeast mitosis.
PLoS genetics - 1 Nov 2007
Fernius Josefin, Hardwick Kevin G
Abstract excerpt
During cell division all chromosomes must be segregated accurately to each daughter cell. Errors in this process give rise to aneuploidy, which leads to birth defects and is implicated in cancer progression. The spindle checkpoint is a surveillance mechanism that ensures high fidelity of chromosome segregation by inhibiting anaphase until all kinetochores have established bipolar attachments to spindle...
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