Model cartoon

Contributions of microtubule dynamic instability and rotational diffusion to kinetochore capture

June 24, 2016

Recent work has found that microtubule rotational diffusion about minus-end attachment points contributes to kinetochore capture in fission yeast, but the relative contributions of dynamic instability and rotational diffusion are not well understood.

Cartoon of kinetichore diffusion and capture inside nuclear envelope

Kinetochore capture preprint posted on arXiv

June 24, 2016

Our paper "Contributions of microtubule dynamic instability and rotational diffusion to kinetochore capture" was posted on the arXiv preprint server today.