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Mitotic Spindle Apparatus

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Definition: An organelle consisting of three components: (1) the astral microtubules, which form around each centrosome and extend to the periphery; (2) the polar microtubules which extend from one spindle pole to the equator; and (3) the kinetochore microtubules, which connect the centromeres of the various chromosomes to either centrosome.  A 11 qualif except /cytol; /genet permitted   
See Also Centromere; Centrosome; Kinetochores; Microtubules 		Other names Spindle Apparatus, Mitotic; Mitotic Apparatus; Apparatus, Mitotic Spindle; Apparatus, Mitotic
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Numa1 protein, mouse  0   *Nuclear Proteins Mitotic Spindle Apparatus.
NuMa protein, Xenopus  0   *Nuclear Proteins *Xenopus Proteins Mitotic Spindle Apparatus.
SPAG5 protein, human  0   *Cell Cycle Proteins Mitotic Spindle Apparatus.
Spag5 protein, mouse  0   *Cell Cycle Proteins Mitotic Spindle Apparatus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003 Aug 1;307(3):491-7
XCTK2 protein, Xenopus  0   *Kinesin *Xenopus Proteins Mitotic Spindle Apparatus. J Cell Biol 1997 Feb 24;136(4):859-70
RMSA-1 protein, human  0   *Nuclear Proteins Mitotic Spindle Apparatus.
MIF2 protein, S cerevisiae  0   *DNA-Binding Proteins *Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins Mitotic Spindle Apparatus Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Cell Biol 1993 Oct;123(2):387-403

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