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Researchers propose model for disorders caused by improper transmission of chromosomes

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Parents of healthy newborns often remark on the miracle of life. The joining of egg and sperm to create such delightful creatures can seem dazzlingly beautiful if the chromosome information from each parent has been translated ...


New research shows key player in mitosis not required for chromosome alignment

New research shows key player in mitosis not required for chromosome alignment

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- K-fibers, structures long thought to play a key role in the alignment of chromosomes prior to cell division, are not required after all, say Indiana University and New York State Department ...


Molecule Tracking Reveals Mechanism of Chromosome Separation in Dividing Cells

Single molecule tracking helps reveal mechanism of chromosome separation in dividing cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Washington (UW) researchers are helping to write the operating manual for the nano-scale machine that separates chromosomes before cell division. The apparatus is called a spindle ...





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Researchers determine the composition of centromeric chromatin

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Stowers Institute's Gerton Lab has provided new evidence to clarify the structure of nucleosomes containing Cse4, a centromere-specific histone protein required for proper kinetochore function, which plays a critical ...


Double success for Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia scientists working on chromosome segregation

Portuguese scientists working on chromosome segregation

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lars Jansen's work on the formation of the centromere, a key cellular structure in powering and controlling chromosome segregation and accurate cell division, has just earned him a paper in Nature Cell Bi ...


Kinetochore proteins bind to a microtubule spindle to keep chromosomes segregated during cell division

Key Mechanism in Genetic Inheritance During Cell Division Identified

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created Feb 01, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A key mechanism in the passing of genetic material from a parent cell to daughter cells appears to have been identified by a team of Berkeley researchers. Their study may explain how a complex of proteins, ...



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