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ArticleNature cell biology2011

Multi-talented MCAK: Microtubule depolymerizer with a strong grip.

Stefan Diez

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Prime movers: the mechanochemistry of mitotic kinesins.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Stefan Diez

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microtubule-depolymerizing motor proteins regulate microtubule dynamics during chromosome segregation, but whether they can independently grip the ends of shrinking kinetochore microtubules has remained unresolved. MCAK, a member of the kinesin-13 motor protein family, is now shown to grip microtubules on its own and harness the forces of microtubule disassembly.

Indexed as

Chromosome SegregationMechanotransduction, CellularMitosisAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCell NucleusHumansKinesinsKineticsKinetochoresMicrotubulesModels, BiologicalPolymerizationStress, MechanicalTubulinAdenosine TriphosphateKIF2C protein, humanKinesinsTubulin

Identifiers

PMID21725286

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