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Slipping past the spindle assembly checkpoint

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Error-free genome segregation depends on the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), a signalling network that delays anaphase onset until chromosomes have established proper spindle attachments. Three reports now quantitatively examine the sensitivity and robustness of the SAC response.

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Figure 1: Sensitivity and robustness of the spindle assembly checkpoint.

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  1. Radhika Subramanian and Tarun M. Kapoor are in the Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA,

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Subramanian, R., Kapoor, T. Slipping past the spindle assembly checkpoint. Nat Cell Biol 15, 1261–1263 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb2876

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