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Loss of function of the Cik1/Kar3 motor complex results in chromosomes with syntelic attachment that are sensed by the tension checkpoint.
PLoS genetics - 1 Feb 2012
Jin Fengzhi, Liu Hong, Li Ping, Yu Hong-Guo, Wang Yanchang
Abstract excerpt
The attachment of sister kinetochores by microtubules emanating from opposite spindle poles establishes chromosome bipolar attachment, which generates tension on chromosomes and is essential for sister-chromatid segregation. Syntelic attachment occurs when both sister kinetochores are attached by...
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