Kindr motors drive in meiosis

• Autores: Courtney M. Schroeder, Harmit S. Malik
• Localización: Cell, ISSN 0092-8674, Vol. 173, Nº. 4, 2018, págs. 813-814
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The discovery of neocentromere activity by maize knobs heralded the field of meiotic drive, in which selfish genetic elements exploit meiotic asymmetry to enhance their propagation. A new study reveals the long-awaited basis of this meiotic drive: cytoskeletal motors enable neocentromeric knobs to achieve favorable meiotic positioning and preferential inheritance.