Cell division (mitosis) is a tightly controlled process that is coordinated and regulated by a network of proteins localized in the nucleus. The key stages of mitosis are centrosome maturation, chromosome condensation, nuclear envelope breakdown, centrosome separation, bipolar spindle formation, chromosome separation, and finally cytokinesis.[1] Aurora kinaseA (AKA) belongs to the Aurora kinase family of serine/threonine kinases, ...