Open AccessAny which way but loose
Author(s) -
Nicole LeBrasseur
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1646rr3
Subject(s) - biology , kinetochore , mitosis , dicentric chromosome , spindle apparatus , microtubule , spindle pole body , microbiology and biotechnology , karyotype , genetics , cell division , chromosome , cell , gene
A back-to-back arrangement of kinetochores is not needed for correct alignment on the mitotic spindle, as shown by Hilary Dewar, Tomoyuki Tanaka (University of Dundee, UK), and colleagues.![Figure][1] Dicentric chromosomes (green) reveal that tension is enough for attachment to both poles (
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