Term Details for "kinetochore" (GO:0000776) (original) (raw)

Accession

GO:0000776

Name

kinetochore

Ontology

cellular_component

Synonyms

condensed chromosome kinetochore, condensed nuclear chromosome kinetochore, NMS complex

Alternate IDs

GO:0000778, GO:0000777, GO:0005699, GO:0031617

Definition

A multisubunit complex that is located at the centromeric region of DNA and provides an attachment point for the spindle microtubules.Source: GOC:elh

Comment

Note that the kinetochore overlaps the centromeric DNA, but centromeric DNA is not part of the kinetochore.

History

See term history for GO:0000776 at QuickGO

Chem. react.

None

Subset

goslim_pir

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