Chromosomes separation under focus Date: July 21, 2021 Source: Université de Genève Summary: During cell division, chromosomes are duplicated and separated so that one copy of each chromosome is ...

As chromosomes prepare for division by the process of mitosis, they undergo reorganization into separate bodies. Through an RNAi screen, Daniel Gerlich and colleagues demonstrate that this process ...

Matthew Miller, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biochemistry at University of Utah Health, was named as a 2022 Pew Scholar for his exploration of the cellular machines that help accurately divide and ...

How acentrosomal meiotic spindles separate chromosomes in anaphase has been unclear. Although kinetochores are required for the bi-orientation of chromosomes, chromosome separation may instead be ...

Centromeric nucleosome assembly is essential for DNA chromosomes to separate in dividing cells. This process is regulated by chaperone proteins stabilizing the binding of histone protein Cse4 to the ...

The Y chromosome is a hindrance Modern humans diverged from Neanderthals some 600,000 years ago - and a new study shows the Y chromosome might be what kept the two species separate. It seems we ...

Chromosomes separation under focus A UNIGE team has identified important regulatory mechanisms of the protein responsible for chromosome separation during cell division.