Role of Polo-like Kinases Plk1 and Plk4 in the Initiation of Centriole Duplication—Impact on Cancer

Centrosomes nucleate and anchor microtubules and therefore play major roles in spindle formation and chromosome segregation during mitosis. Duplication of the centrosome occurs, similar to DNA, only once during the cell cycle. Aberration of the centrosome number is common in human tumors. At the cor...

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Main Author: Ingrid Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/5/786