Mitosis. Kinetochores pass the IQ test

Curr Biol. 1994 Jan 1;4(1):38-41. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00007-5.

Abstract

Kinetochores oscillate to and fro on the mitotic spindle. The oscillations seem to be biased by the forces acting on the kinetochore, explaining the variety of chromosome movements seen at different stages of mitosis.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Cycle / physiology*
  • Chromosomes / physiology
  • Chromosomes / ultrastructure
  • Kinetochores / physiology*
  • Kinetochores / ultrastructure
  • Mitosis
  • Models, Biological
  • Spindle Apparatus / physiology*
  • Spindle Apparatus / ultrastructure