Scientists have solved a decade-long question about the mechanism that preserves the centromere, the hub that ensures DNA ...

During cell division, mitosis refers specifically to ... and they remain joined at a central point called the centromere. A large structure called the mitotic spindle also forms from long proteins ...

The five phases of mitosis and cell division tightly coordinate the movements ... on one face of each sister chromatid at its centromere. As prometaphase ensues, chromosomes are pulled and tugged ...

While the detailed process of cell division was initially described in 1882 ... Popchock AR, Hedouin S, Mao Y, Asbury CL, Stergachis AB, Biggins S. 2025. Stable centromere association of the yeast ...

Michael Lampson, PhD is a cell biologist at the University of Pennsylvania. His research group focuses on cell division, centromere function in the germline, and the cell biology of meiotic drive.

The improper segregation of chromosomes during cell division leads to abnormalities that disrupt the proper functioning ... Chromosome segregation errors during mitosis, induced for example by ...