Kinetochores must interact with both polymerizing (straight) and depolymerizing (curved) microtubules to ensure correct mitotic chromosome segregation. Abad et al. reveal how this flexibility is achieved through structural characterization of the interactions between microtubules and the kinetochore protein Ska1.
- Maria Alba Abad
- Bethan Medina
- A. Arockia Jeyaprakash