A last-minute rescue of trapped chromatin.

Chen, Chun-Ting; Doxsey, Stephen · Cell · 2009

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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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