biostudies-literatureChacon JMNIGMS NIH HHS313-24https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4018788biostudies-literatureUnknown205(3)During cell division, a mitotic spindle is built by the cell and acts to align and stretch duplicated sister chromosomes before their ultimate segregation into daughter cells. Stretching of the pericentromeric chromatin during metaphase is thought to generate a tension-based signal that promotes proper chromosome segregation. However, it is not known whether the mitotic spindle actively maintains a set point tension magnitude for properly attached sister chromosomes to facilitate robust mechanochemical checkpoint signaling. By imaging and tracking the thermal movements of pericentromeric fluorescent markers in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we measured pericentromere stiffness and then used the stiffness measurements to quantitatively evaluate the tension generated by pericentromere stretch durThe Journal of cell biologyPericentromere tension is self-regulated by spindle structure in metaphase.PMC4018788GM-100122R01 GM103833R21 GM100122Chacon JMSchuster BMGardner MKMukherjee SClarke DJfalsePericentromere tension is self-regulated by spindle structure in metaphase.During cell division, a mitotic spindle is built by the cell and acts to align and stretch duplicated sister chromosomes before their ultimate segregation into daughter cells. Stretching of the pericentromeric chromatin during metaphase is thought to generate a tension-based signal that promotes proper chromosome segregation. However, it is not known whether the mitotic spindle actively maintains a set point tension magnitude for properly attached sister chromosomes to facilitate robust mechanochemical checkpoint signaling. By imaging and tracking the thermal movements of pericentromeric fluorescent markers in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we measured pericentromere stiffness and then used the stiffness measurements to quantitatively evaluate the tension generated by pericentromere stretch dur2014-01-01T00:00:00Z2014 May2025-04-05T10:20:41.006Z2019-03-27T01:28:04ZS-EPMC40187882482183910.1083/jcb.201312024