Kinetochores get a grip!
A new study by Larson and colleagues (2025. J. Cell Biol.https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202405176) reveals that kinetochores are biased to bind to microtubule plus-ends due to an interplay between subcomplex organization and the intrinsic polarity of microtubules.
Authors
- Christian Cozma
- Stefan Westermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6921-9113)
Institutions
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Cell Biology
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202411040
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft