Comparison of mechanisms of kinetochore capture with varying number of spindle microtubules

Abstract

This paper provides a possible explanation to why in fission yeast kinetochores are captured by spindle microtubules using pivoting, as opposed to dynamic instability based search-and-capture seen in various other eukaryotes. The authors uncover that the processes of kinetochore capture can be mapped onto the problem of a diffusing target chased by N searchers in confinement