On the role of myosin-II in cytokinesis: Division of Dictyostelium cells under adhesive and nonadhesive conditions

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2617-2629

  Zang, Ji Hong ^a   Cavet, Guy ^a   Sabry, James H ^a   Wagner, Peter ^a   Moores, Sheri L ^a   Spudich, James A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BLASTOMERE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOKINESIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NULL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCODINA;

ANIMALIA; DICTYOSTELIUM; SARCODINA;

EID: 0030690360     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.8.12.2617     Document Type: Article

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