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    Curr Biol. 2005 Dec 6;15(23):R956-9.

    Mitotic spindle: disturbing a subtle balance.

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    Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

    Abstract

    Mitotic spindles maintain a roughly constant length in metaphase, so the forces between the spindle poles are balanced. A new study involving screening molecules believed to mediate this force balance has found that spindle length is relatively insensitive to perturbations of molecular motor force-generating activities, but more sensitive to perturbation of microtubule assembly regulators and chromosome cohesion.

    PMID:
    16332524
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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