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. 2025 Jan 6;224(1):e202411040.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.202411040. Epub 2024 Dec 26.

Kinetochores get a grip!

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Kinetochores get a grip!

Christian Cozma et al. J Cell Biol. .

Abstract

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.

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