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spindle assembly checkpoint

spindle assembly checkpoint

Mar 31, 20261 min read

A cell cycle control mechanism that delays anaphase progression until all chromosomes are properly attached to spindle microtubules.

Related Claims

  • CIN exists independently of classic mitotic defects in most cells

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  • CIN causality toward aneuploidy was previously unanswered
  • CIN exists independently of classic mitotic defects in most cells
  • Elevated merotely generates CIN in stable near-diploid cells
  • Extra centrosomes promote chromosome missegregation during bipolar division
  • Merotelic attachments mechanistically link centrosome amplification to chromosomal instability
  • Mitotic spindle architecture and chromosome segregation
  • chromosomal instability

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