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XB-ART-9396
Curr Biol 2001 Feb 20;114:R128-31. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(01)00059-8.
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Chromosome movement: dynein-out at the kinetochore.

Banks JD , Heald R .


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Cell biologists have long speculated that a minus end-directed motor localized at kinetochores contributes to the poleward movement of chromosomes during mitosis. Two recent studies provide direct evidence that cytoplasmic dynein can perform this function.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: dnai1