An infographic on the process of Dis1-induced microtubule shortening and its significance (IMAGE)

Waseda University

An infographic on the process of Dis1-induced microtubule shortening and its significance

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In fission yeast, a non-kinesin protein known as Dis1 attaches to the kinetochore-microtubule interface and promotes microtubule catastrophe, resulting in the sudden switch from microtubule elongation to microtubule shortening.

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Masamitsu Sato from Waseda University

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