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BioEssays 7∕2017
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.201770071
Subject(s) - kinetochore , centromere , schematic , computer science , citation , biology , chromosome , genetics , world wide web , engineering , electrical engineering , gene
Tension sensors reveal how the kinetochore shares its load: The image on the cover shows a schematic of the chromosome surface at the site of attachment to the kinetochore. Loops of pericentric chromatin (left) position the centromere, where it is coupled to microtubules (right) via the kinetochore (Ndc80 complex, blue/yellow and red/green coiled coils). In article 1600216 , Edward D. Salmon and Kerry Bloom explain that, by placing FRET biosensors in Ndc80 it is possible to study the distribution of force within the kinetochore.