Kinetochores are nano-structures that mechanically couple chromosomesto dynamic microtubules to generate the forces necessary for properchromosome segregation during mitosis. Recent studies reveal newdetails of the kinetochore's molecular composition and structure,demonstrating the mechanically compliant nature of the kinetochorelinkage to the m...
Creator:
Odde, David J. (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Created:
2013-05-16
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.