Open AccessKif2a cures monopolar disorder
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/jcb1664iti3
Subject(s) - kinesin , microtubule , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
![Graphic][1] Bipolar spindles form in cells lacking Kif2a if MCAK is also inhibited.The Eg5 kinesin helps build a bipolar spindle by sliding microtubules past each other at the spindle midzone. On page [473][2], Ganem and Compton show that bipolarity requires another kinesin,
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