Chromatin shapes the mitotic spindle

3,093 views · Published 30 July 2009 · 2:55 · Indexed 7 October 2026

Channel: Cell Press · 2009 · Science & Technology

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Microtubules make up the mitotic spindle, the machinery that segregates homologous chromosomes during cell division. Dr. Francois Nedelec and his colleagues have determined how the size and shape of the chromosomes can determine how the mitotic spindle assembles around them.

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