This volume focuses on the structural aspects of cell division, ranging from nuclear envelope breakdown to cytokinesis and partitioning of the cytoplasm. It examines spindle assembly and chromosome behaviour in mitosis and meiosis, centromere and kinetochore structure and regulation, telomeres, the role of centrosomes, and mechanisms by which overall regulation is achieved. The up-to-date reviews of each topic provide perspectives on recent important findings. Each chapter presents models and new ideas that accommodate available information.

Author Biography

Professor Sharyn A. Endow Department of Microbiology 438 Jones Building Duke University Durham North Carolina, USA Tel: 001 919 684 4311 Fax: 001 919 684 8735 Email: endow@galactose.mc.duke.edu Professor David M. Glover CRC Laboratories Department of Anatomy and Physiology University of Dundee Dundee DD1 4HN Tel: 01382 307793 Fax: 01382 307213 Email:d.m.glover@dundee.ac.uk