Microtubule-sliding activity of a kinesin-8 promotes spindle assembly and spindle-length control
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Spindle Assembly: Kinesin-5 Is in Control
Kinesin-5 is essential in many species for the formation of a bipolar spindle. Although bipolar tetramers were known to crossbridge pairs of microtubules, the mechanism for organizing spindles was unclear. However, new experiments have revealed unique properties of kinesin-5, including some associated with the tail domain, that provide clues as to how spindles are assembled.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Cell Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1465-7392,1476-4679
DOI: 10.1038/ncb2801