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Kinetochores

Known as: Kinetochore 
Large multiprotein complexes that bind the centromeres of the chromosomes to the microtubules of the mitotic spindle during metaphase in the cell… 
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Review
2012
Review
2012
In eukaryotes, chromosome segregation during cell division is facilitated by the kinetochore, a multiprotein structure that is… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Kinetochores are large protein assemblies built on chromosomal loci named centromeres. The main functions of kinetochores can be… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Successful cell division requires that chromosomes attach to opposite poles of the mitotic spindle (bi-orientation). Aurora B… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Segregation of the replicated genome during cell division in eukaryotes requires the kinetochore to link centromeric DNA to… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Meiosis comprises a pair of specialized nuclear divisions that produce haploid germ cells. To accomplish this, sister chromatids… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The Aurora/Ipl1 family of protein kinases plays multiple roles in mitosis and cytokinesis. Here, we describe ZM447439, a novel… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The proper segregation of sister chromatids in mitosis depends on bipolar attachment of all chromosomes to the mitotic spindle… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
In mitotic cells, an error in chromosome segregation occurs when a chromosome is left near the spindle equator after anaphase… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A single unattached kinetochore can delay anaphase onset in mitotic tissue culture cells (Rieder, C.L., A. Schultz, R. Cole, G… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
During mitosis in Ptk1 cells anaphase is not initiated until, on average, 23 +/- 1 min after the last monooriented chromosome…