Nuclear pores set the speed limit for mitosis.

Buchwalter, Abigail; Hetzer, Martin W · Cell · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The spindle assembly checkpoint prevents separation of sister chromatids until each kinetochore is attached to the mitotic spindle. Rodriguez-Bravo et al. report that the nuclear pore complex scaffolds spindle assembly checkpoint signaling in interphase, providing a store of inhibitory signals that limits the speed of the subsequent mitosis.

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