Kinetochore-and chromosome-driven transition of microtubules into bundles promotes spindle assembly

J Matković, S Ghosh, M Ćosić, S Eibes… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitotic spindle assembly is crucial for chromosome segregation and relies on bundles of
microtubules that extend from the poles and overlap in the middle. However, how these …

The fate of extra centrosomes in newly formed tetraploid cells: should I stay, or should I go?

M Bloomfield, D Cimini - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An increase in centrosome number is commonly observed in cancer cells, but the role
centrosome amplification plays along with how and when it occurs during cancer …

Kif18A is involved in human breast carcinogenesis

C Zhang, C Zhu, H Chen, L Li, L Guo, W Jiang… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Microtubule (MT) kinesin motor proteins orchestrate various cellular processes (eg mitosis,
motility and organelle transportation) and have been implicated in human carcinogenesis …

Kinesin-8-specific loop-2 controls the dual activities of the motor domain according to tubulin protofilament shape

B Hunter, MPMH Benoit, AB Asenjo… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Kinesin-8s are dual-activity motor proteins that can move processively on microtubules and
depolymerize microtubule plus-ends, but their mechanism of combining these distinct …

Microtubule end tethering of a processive kinesin-8 motor Kif18b is required for spindle positioning

T McHugh, AA Gluszek, JPI Welburn - Journal of Cell Biology, 2018 - rupress.org
Mitotic spindle positioning specifies the plane of cell division during anaphase. Spindle
orientation and positioning are therefore critical to ensure symmetric division in mitosis and …

Force-generating mechanisms of anaphase in human cells

K Vukušić, R Buđa, IM Tolić - Journal of cell science, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
What forces drive chromosome segregation remains one of the most challenging questions
in cell division. Even though the duration of anaphase is short, it is of utmost importance for …

Kif18B interacts with EB1 and controls astral microtubule length during mitosis

JR Stout, AL Yount, JA Powers, C LeBlanc… - Molecular biology of …, 2011 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Regulation of microtubule (MT) dynamics is essential for proper spindle assembly and
organization. Kinesin-8 family members are plus-end-directed motors that modulate plus …

Kif18A uses a microtubule binding site in the tail for plus-end localization and spindle length regulation

LN Weaver, SC Ems-McClung, JR Stout, C LeBlanc… - Current Biology, 2011 - cell.com
The mitotic spindle is a macromolecular structure utilized to properly align and segregate
sister chromatids to two daughter cells. During mitosis, the spindle maintains a constant …

Vertebrate centromeres in mitosis are functionally bipartite structures stabilized by cohesin

C Sacristan, K Samejima, LA Ruiz, M Deb… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Centromeres are scaffolds for the assembly of kinetochores that ensure chromosome
segregation during cell division. How vertebrate centromeres obtain a three-dimensional …

[HTML][HTML] High KIF18A expression correlates with unfavorable prognosis in primary hepatocellular carcinoma

W Liao, G Huang, Y Liao, J Yang, Q Chen, SJ Xiao… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study aimed to investigate KIF18A expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and
to determine the possibility of KIF18A expression being a biomarker in HCC diagnosis or …