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metaphase plate congression

Known as: chromosome congression 
The alignment of chromosomes at the metaphase plate (spindle equator), a plane halfway between the poles of the spindle. [GOC:ai]

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Kinetochore Dynein Is Required for Chromosome Motion and Congression Independent of the Spindle Checkpoint
During mitosis, the motor molecule cytoplasmic dynein plays key direct and indirect roles in organizing microtubules (MTs) into a… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A mitotic septin scaffold required for Mammalian chromosome congression and segregation.
Coordination of cytokinesis with chromosome congression and segregation is critical for proper cell division, but the mechanism… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A dual role for Bub1 in the spindle checkpoint and chromosome congression.
The spindle checkpoint ensures faithful chromosome segregation by linking the onset of anaphase to the establishment of bipolar… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Depletion of centromeric MCAK leads to chromosome congression and segregation defects due to improper kinetochore attachments.
The complex behavior of chromosomes during mitosis is accomplished by precise binding and highly regulated polymerization… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Bub1 is required for kinetochore localization of BubR1, Cenp-E, Cenp-F and Mad2, and chromosome congression.
During mitosis, the recruitment of spindle-checkpoint-associated proteins to the kinetochore occurs in a defined order. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Survivin is required for a sustained spindle checkpoint arrest in response to lack of tension.
Genetic evidence is mounting that survivin plays a crucial role in mitosis, but its exact role in human cell division remains… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Role of Hec1 in spindle checkpoint signaling and kinetochore recruitment of Mad1/Mad2.
The spindle checkpoint delays sister chromatid separation until all chromosomes have undergone bipolar spindle attachment… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The chromokinesin Kid is necessary for chromosome arm orientation and oscillation, but not congression, on mitotic spindles
Chromokinesins have been postulated to provide the polar ejection force needed for chromosome congression during mitosis. We have… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Directional instability of kinetochore motility during chromosome congression and segregation in mitotic newt lung cells: a push-pull mechanism
Most models of mitotic congression and segregation assume that only poleward pulling forces occur at kinetochores. However, there… (More)
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Sites of microtubule assembly and disassembly in the mitotic spindle.
We have microinjected biotinylated tubulin into mitotic fibroblast cells to identify the sites in the spindle at which new… (More)
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