The completion of mitosis is governed by the dephosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) substrates and by the ubiquitination of anaphase-promoting complex (APC) substrates. The order in which ...

In the process of replicating themselves, cells have another choice: do they want to make an identical copy and be left with two cells? Or do they want to make four “half-copies”, in preparation for ...

The primary mechanism by which organisms generate new cells is through cell division. During this process, a single "parent" cell will divide and produce identical "daughter" cells. In this way, the ...

The major goal of mitosis is to distribute the genetic material equally between two daughter cells. Movement of the chromosomes on the spindle is driven by both the polymerization dynamics of ...