Action at the ends of microtubules.

Current opinion in cell biology ·Vol. 11 ·No. 1 ·1999-02-00 ·Pages 129-33

Saunders WS

Abstract

Microtubule-based motility in the cell is directly associated with changes in microtubule numbers through nucleation and growth and shrinkage of the polymer from the ends. Recent analysis of spindle pole bodies and kinetochores in yeast reveal how the cell builds specialized structures for association with the ends of microtubules.

MeSH Terms

Centromere/metabolism Centrosome/physiology Kinetochores/metabolism Microtubules/physiology Saccharomyces cerevisiae/physiology Schizosaccharomyces/physiology Signal Transduction Spindle Apparatus/physiology

Authors & Affiliations

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Saunders W S

Department of Biological Sciences 258 Crawford Hall University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA. wsaund+@pitt.edu

Article Info

Journal

Current opinion in cell biology

Abbr.

Curr Opin Cell Biol

ISSN

0955-0674

DOI

10.1016/s0955-0674(99)80016-7

wsaund+@pitt.edu

Published

1999-02-00

Pages

129-33

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

8913428

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(99)80016-7 View journal details

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