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Mitotic motors: kinesin-5 takes a brake.

Authors :
Civelekoglu-Scholey G
Scholey JM
Source :
Current biology : CB [Curr Biol] 2007 Jul 17; Vol. 17 (14), pp. R544-7.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

A kinesin-5-dependent 'sliding filament' mechanism is commonly used to actively push apart the poles during mitotic spindle assembly and elongation, but a recent study now shows that, in C. elegans, kinesin-5 is deployed as a brake to slow down spindle-pole separation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0960-9822
Volume :
17
Issue :
14
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Current biology : CB
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
17637353
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.05.030