Cell division is essential to the propagation of life. During cell division, mitotic spindles segregate duplicated chromosomes with high fidelity. Spindle structure depends on the proper polar ...

The subsequent breakdown of the nuclear envelope terminates prophase and initiates prometaphase, during which the chromosomes become attached to and positioned on the mitotic spindle as it forms.

In an article published in the journal PloS Computational Biology, the scientists focused on the length of the mitotic ...

E.R. Steuer, L. Wordeman, T.A. Schroer, M.P. Sheetz, "Localization of cytoplasmic dynein to mitotic spindles and kinetochores," Nature, 345:266-68, 1990. Michael Sheetz (Duke University Medical Center ...