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- Title
Biophysics of mitosis.
- Authors
McIntosh, J. Richard; Molodtsov, Maxim I.; Ataullakhanov, Fazly I.
- Abstract
Mitosis is the process by which eukaryotic cells organize and segregate their chromosomes in preparation for cell division. It is accomplished by a cellular machine composed largely of microtubules (MTs) and their associated proteins. This article reviews literature on mitosis from a biophysical point of view, drawing attention to the assembly and motility processes required to do this complex job with precision. Work from both the recent and the older literature is integrated into a description of relevant biological events and the experiments that probe their mechanisms. Theoretical work on specific subprocesses is also reviewed. Our goal is to provide a document that will expose biophysicists to the fascination of this quite amazing process and provide them with a good background from which they can pursue their own research interests in the subject.
- Subjects
BIOPHYSICS; MITOSIS; EUKARYOTIC cells; CHROMOSOMES; CELL division; MICROTUBULES; BIOPHYSICISTS; CELL motility
- Publication
Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, 2012, Vol 45, Issue 2, p147
- ISSN
0033-5835
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0033583512000017