Kindr Motors Drive in Meiosis.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2018.04.021.
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Abstract
The discovery of neocentromere activity by maize knobs heralded the field of meiotic drive, in which selfish genetic elements exploit meiotic asymmetry to enhance their propagation. A new study reveals the long-awaited basis of this meiotic drive: cytoskeletal motors enable neocentromeric knobs to achieve favorable meiotic positioning and preferential inheritance.
Medical subject headings
- Kinesins
- Zea mays