Mitosis. Kinetochores pass the IQ test

Publication information:

AW Murray and T. J. Mitchison. 1994. “Mitosis. Kinetochores Pass the IQ Test”. Curr Biol, 4, 1, Pp. 38-41

Abstract

Kinetochores oscillate to and fro on the mitotic spindle. The oscillations seem to be biased by the forces acting on the kinetochore, explaining the variety of chromosome movements seen at different stages of mitosis.