Myosin II-independent processes in mitotic cells of Dictyostelium discoideum: Redistribution of the nuclei, re-arrangement of the actin system and formation of the cleavage furrow

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-137

  Neujahr, Ralph ^a   Heizer, Christina ^a   Gerisch, Günther ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dictyostelium; Microtubule function; Mitosis; Myosin

Indexed keywords

KHELLIN; MYOSIN;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CELL MUTANT; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETON; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; INTERPHASE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; DICTYOSTELIUM; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MYOSINS;

DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM;

EID: 0031049976     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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