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. 2009 Feb 6;136(3):397-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.01.028.

A last-minute rescue of trapped chromatin

Chun-Ting Chen  1 , Stephen Doxsey
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A last-minute rescue of trapped chromatin

Chun-Ting Chen et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

Chromosome segregation and cytokinesis must be tightly coordinated to ensure that chromosomes are accurately partitioned between dividing cells. In this issue, Steigemann et al. (2009) report that Aurora B kinase promotes proper chromosome segregation by delaying abscission when chromatin is trapped between dividing cells.

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