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Nature Cell Biology 9, 822–831 (1 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/ncb1606

Maximal chromosome compaction occurs by axial shortening in anaphase and depends on Aurora kinase

Felipe Mora-Berm|[uacute]|dez , Daniel Gerlich & Jan Ellenberg

Eukaryotic cells must first compact their chromosomes before faithfully segregating them during cell division. Failure to do so can lead to segregation defects with pathological consequences, such as aneuploidy and cancer.