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

Welburn lab paper featured in Journal of Cell Biology

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Authors

McHugh, T., Gluszek-Kustusz, A., Welburn, J.P.I.

Summary

The Kinesin-8 motor Kif18b controls the microtubule length of astral microtubules during mitosis to regulate spindle positioning.

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