Dual role for fungal-specific outer kinetochore proteins during cell cycle and development in .

The outer kinetochore DASH complex (also known as the Dam1 complex) ensures proper spindle structure and chromosome segregation. While DASH complex protein requirement diverges among different yeasts, its role in filamentous fungi has not yet been investigated. We studied the dynamics and role of middle (Mis12) and outer (Dam1 and Ask1) kinetochore proteins in the filamentous fungal pathogen, , which undergoes multiple cell cycle-linked developmental transitions.