Cell division is essential for the correct transmission of genetic information. Each chromosome within a plant contains a centromere, a region that plays a central role in controlling chromosome ...

Thousands of our cells successfully divide every day. They replicate their DNA and then separate so that each of the new cells has the same complement of chromosomes. If the process goes wrong and ...

Human disease including cancer arises from disfunction of essential processes within a cell. One essential cellular process is the copying of the genomic DNA—the road map of cells—followed by ...

Summary of this study. Left: Normal cells. Second from left: Cells with slightly reduced CENP-E function. These cells show slightly delayed chromosome alignment but remain viable before KIF18A ...

A research team from The University of Osaka, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has uncovered a new molecular mechanism underlying chromosome alignment during cell ...