mBio (Jun 2021)

A CLK1-KKT2 Signaling Pathway Regulating Kinetochore Assembly in Trypanosoma brucei

  • Manuel Saldivia,
  • Adam J. M. Wollman,
  • Juliana B. T. Carnielli,
  • Nathaniel G. Jones,
  • Mark C. Leake,
  • Christopher Bower-Lepts,
  • Srinivasa P. S. Rao,
  • Jeremy C. Mottram

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00687-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 3

Abstract

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In eukaryotic cells, kinetochores are large protein complexes that link chromosomes to dynamic microtubule tips, ensuring proper segregation and genomic stability during cell division. Several proteins tightly coordinate kinetochore functions, including the protein kinase aurora kinase B.