Microtubule number per kinetochore

Range ~17 Table - link Microtubules
Organism Human Homo sapiens
Reference Zhang H, Dawe RK. Total centromere size and genome size are strongly correlated in ten grass species. Chromosome Res. 2012 May20(4):403-12 p.410 table 1 and p.404 left column top paragraphPubMed ID22552915
Primary Source McEwen BF, Chan GK, Zubrowski B, Savoian MS, Sauer MT, Yen TJ. CENP-E is essential for reliable bioriented spindle attachment, but chromosome alignment can be achieved via redundant mechanisms in mammalian cells. Mol Biol Cell. 2001 Sep12(9):2776-89.PubMed ID11553716
Comments Kinetochore microtubule numbers are related to average chromosome size in multiple species
Entered by Uri M
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