The DASH complex is a ~10 subunit microtubule-binding complex that is transferred to the kinetochore prior to mitosis [1]. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae DASH forms both rings and spiral structures on microtubules in vitro [2,3].

1: The mitotic spindle is required for loading of the DASH complex onto the kinetochore. Li Y, Bachant J, Alcasabas AA, Wang Y, Qin J, Elledge SJ; Genes Dev 2002;16:183-197. PMID:11799062

2: The yeast DASH complex forms closed rings on microtubules. Miranda JJ, De Wulf P, Sorger PK, Harrison SC; Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2005;12:138-143. PMID:15640796

3: Formation of a dynamic kinetochore- microtubule interface through assembly of the Dam1 ring complex. Westermann S, Avila-Sakar A, Wang HW, Niederstrasser H, Wong J, Drubin DG, Nogales E, Barnes G; Mol Cell. 2005;17:277-290. PMID:15664196