You will be presented with a citation segment from the section of a research paper. Classify the intent behind this citation by choosing from one of the following categories:

- Method: Cites the paper for its methodology or procedure.
- Background: Cites the paper to provide background information.
- Result: Cites the paper for its findings or results.

Your answer should be a single word from the following list of options: ["Method", "Background", "Result"]. Do not include any other text in your response.

Citation sentence:

Because the con80 domain enhances microtubule binding by p60 and because localization of katanin at mitotic spindle poles requires intact microtubules (McNally and Thomas, 1998), we hypothesized that con80 might influence spindle pole targeting of p60.
Background