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centrosome /cen·tro·some/ (sen´tro-som) a specialized area of condensed cytoplasm containing the centrioles and playing an important part in mitosis.
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This phosphorylation event was shown to be necessary for the duplication of centrosomes, which is a required step to permit the equal separation of a cell's chromosomes prior to its division. Kinetochores and centrosomes play crucial roles in distributing identical sets of chromosomes within a dividing cell, says Potter. Recent research has shown that protein structures, known as centrosomes (literally central bodies), accumulate abnormally in cancer cells and patient tumors. |
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