Evidence for F-actin-dependent and -independent mechanisms involved in assembly and stability of the medial actomyosin ring in fission yeast

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 854-862

  Naqvi, Naweed I ^a   Eng, Karen ^a   Gould, Kathleen L ^b   Balasubramanian, Mohan K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cdc4p; Cytokinesis; Myo2p; Myosin II; S. pombe

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; YEAST;

ACTINS; ACTOMYOSIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; F-BOX PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTATION; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; MYOSIN TYPE II; MYOSIN TYPE V; MYOSINS; PROTEIN BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES;

EUKARYOTA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0033557757     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.4.854     Document Type: Article

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