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XB-ART-22536
Bioessays 1993 Jun 01;156:399-407. doi: 10.1002/bies.950150606.
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Meiosis, mitosis and microtubule motors.

Sawin KE , Endow SA .


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A framework for understanding the complex movements of mitosis and meiosis has been provided by the recent discovery of microtubule motor proteins, required for the proper distribution of chromosomes or the structural integrity of the mitotic or meiotic spindle. Although overall features of mitosis and meiosis are often assumed to be similar in mechanism, it is now clear that they differ in several important aspects. These include spindle structure and assembly, and timing of chromosome segregation to opposite poles. Here we review progress in the functional characterization of several newly identified microtubule motor proteins, emphasizing their possible roles in spindle structure and function.

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