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A new type of biomechanical driver

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Segregation of chromosomes and their distribution to opposite ends of the cell is mediated by a mitotic spindle comprised of microtubules (polymeric structures). The forces produced by depolymerizing microtubules, responsible for chromosome motility, were measured, and the mechanochemical mechanism of their development was demonstrated.

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  1. Hematological Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novozykovskii per. 4a, Moscow, 125167, Russia

    M. I. Molodtsov, E. L. Grishchuk, J. R. McIntosh & F. I. Ataullakhanov

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Original Russian Text © M.I. Molodtsov, E.L. Grishchuk, J.R. McIntosh, F.I. Ataullakhanov, 2007, published in Russkii Khimicheskii Zhurnal, 2007, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 36–44.

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Molodtsov, M.I., Grishchuk, E.L., McIntosh, J.R. et al. A new type of biomechanical driver. Russ J Gen Chem 77, 2006–2016 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070363207110308

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