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Mitosis: Kinetochores determined against random search-and-capture

The mechanism of chromosome biorientation during mitotic spindle assembly remains a century-old mystery. In contrast to the stochastic models that have dominated the field for decades, a new study now… Click to show full abstract

The mechanism of chromosome biorientation during mitotic spindle assembly remains a century-old mystery. In contrast to the stochastic models that have dominated the field for decades, a new study now proposes that chromosome biorientation is instead deterministic and driven by microtubule self-organization at kinetochores.

Keywords: determined random; search capture; random search; mitosis kinetochores; biology; kinetochores determined

Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2022

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