Polo-like kinase controls vertebrate spindle elongation and cytokinesis.

During cell division, chromosome segregation must be coordinated with cell cleavage so that cytokinesis occurs after chromosomes have been safely distributed to each spindle pole. Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is an essential kinase that regulates spindle assembly, mitotic entry and chromosome segregati...

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Main Authors: Ian M Brennan, Ulf Peters, Tarun M Kapoor, Aaron F Straight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1853238?pdf=render