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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