Cytokinesis: Rho and formins are the ringleaders

被引:8
作者
Huckaba, TM [1 ]
Pon, LA [1 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Dept Anat & Cell Biol, New York, NY 10032 USA
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10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01316-7
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Although cytokinesis was first described in the 1830s, the molecular events underlying this key cellular process remain elusive. New results reveal a role for actin polymerization, the small GTPase Rho and formins in cytokinetic ring assembly.
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