Microtubule (MT) attachment to kinetochores is vitally important for cell division, but how
these interactions are controlled by phosphorylation is not well known. We used quantitative …

The main physiological function of mitotic kinetochores is to provide durable attachment to
spindle microtubules, which segregate chromosomes in order to partition them equally …

Accurate chromosome segregation relies on dynamic interactions between microtubules
(MTs) and the NDC80 complex, a major kinetochore MT-binding component …

In the mitotic spindle, microtubules attach to chromosomes via kinetochores. The
microtubule-binding Ndc80 complex is an integral part of kinetochores, and is essential for …

In the mitotic spindle microtubules attach to kinetochores via catch bonds during metaphase,
and microtubule depolymerization forces give rise to stochastic chromosome oscillations …

Abstract Background Recent experiments regarding Ndc80/Hec1 in force generation at
kinetochores for chromosome motions have prompted speculation about possible models …

We examine the localization patterns of ParA, ParB, PopZ, and MipZ, which are key division
proteins in C. crescentus bacteria. While Par and PopZ proteins have been implicated in the …

Measurement of the lifetime of attachments formed by a single microtubule (MT) with a
single kinetochore (kt) in vitro under force-clamp conditions had earlier revealed a catch …

Microtubules are cylindrical cytoskeletal filaments. Their polymerization dynamics is
characterized by a dynamic instability between phases of growth and shrinkage. The …

Axons are known to be under tension during growth and development for guidance of the
growth cone, synapse formation and stretch growth. Tension is also present during …