Pac-man motility of kinetochores unleashed by laser microsurgery
Experiments reveal pac-man motility in kinetochores of X-Y chromosomes, even though their normal behavior is dominated by traction fiber mechanics. A laser microbeam is used to release kinetochores in anaphase from tension. There is a poleward motion of released kinetochores twice as fast as normal...
Main Authors: | LaFountain, James R., Cohan, Christopher S., Oldenbourg, Rudolf |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The American Society for Cell Biology
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3418308/ |
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