Kinetochore-independent mechanisms of sister chromosome separation.

Although kinetochores normally play a key role in sister chromatid separation and segregation, chromosome fragments lacking kinetochores (acentrics) can in some cases separate and segregate successfully. In Drosophila neuroblasts, acentric chromosomes undergo delayed, but otherwise normal sister sep...

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Main Authors: Hannah Vicars, Travis Karg, Brandt Warecki, Ian Bast, William Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009304