Log in to save to my catalogue

The spindle assembly checkpoint works like a rheostat rather than a toggle switch

The spindle assembly checkpoint works like a rheostat rather than a toggle switch

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1449275350

The spindle assembly checkpoint works like a rheostat rather than a toggle switch

About this item

Full title

The spindle assembly checkpoint works like a rheostat rather than a toggle switch

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature cell biology, 2013-11, Vol.15 (11), p.1378-1385

Language

English

Formats

Publication information

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) keeps the APC/C ubiquitin ligase inactive until all chromosomes are attached to the spindle. Pines and colleagues tagged endogenous cyclin A with a fluorescent protein by gene targeting and used cyclin A degradation as an assay for SAC activity. They found that the SAC does not show an all-or-nothing response—i...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The spindle assembly checkpoint works like a rheostat rather than a toggle switch

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1449275350

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1449275350

Other Identifiers

ISSN

1465-7392

E-ISSN

1476-4679

DOI

10.1038/ncb2855

How to access this item