Kinetochore regulation: Let there be light
August 14th, 2017 by Ana C Figueiredo
Nature Chemical Biology 13, 1058 (2017). doi:10.1038/nchembio.2464
Authors: Ana C Figueiredo & Helder Maiato
Kinetochores form the critical interface with spindle microtubules that accounts for chromosome movement and segregation fidelity during mitosis. Spatial and temporal control of motor protein and checkpoint signaling at kinetochores is now possible with a new set of optogenetic tools.