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Mitotic regulation comes into focus

Structural studies provide insight into the mechanisms governing a checkpoint in cell division that prevents chromosomes from segregating before they are properly aligned on a structure called the mitotic spindle. See Article p.431

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Figure 1: Deciphering inhibition of cell division.

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