Open AccessKindr Motors Drive in Meiosis
Author(s) -
Courtney M. Schroeder,
Harmit S. Malik
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2018.04.021
Subject(s) - biology , meiosis , meiotic drive , genetics , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , motor protein , cytoskeleton , microbiology and biotechnology , microtubule , gene , cell
The discovery of neocentromere activity by maize knobs heralded the field of meiotic drive, in which selfish genetic elements exploit meiotic asymmetry to enhance their propagation. A new study reveals the long-awaited basis of this meiotic drive: cytoskeletal motors enable neocentromeric knobs to achieve favorable meiotic positioning and preferential inheritance.
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