Myosin II dynamics and cortical flow during contractile ring formation in Dictyostelium cells

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-145

  Yumura, Shigehiko ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cleavage furrow; Cortical flow; FRAP; GFP; Myosin II

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; THREONINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSTELIUM; FLOW; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; ARGON; DETERGENTS; DICTYOSTELIUM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LASERS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOSINS; OCTOXYNOL; PHOSPHORYLATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; THREONINE; TIME FACTORS;

DICTYOSTELIUM; FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035833255     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200011013     Document Type: Article

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