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. 2015 Aug 3;25(15):R663-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.06.026.

Chromosome condensation: weaving an untangled web

Rahul Thadani  1 , Frank Uhlmann  2
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Chromosome condensation: weaving an untangled web

Rahul Thadani et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

The compaction of diffuse interphase chromatin into stable mitotic chromosomes enables the segregation of replicated DNA to daughter cells. Two new studies characterise, both in vivo and in vitro, the essential contribution of the vertebrate condensin complex to chromosome organisation.

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