A Formin Homology protein and a profilin are required for cytokinesis and Arp2/3-independent assembly of cortical microfilaments in C. elegans

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 2066-2075

  Severson, Aaron F ^a   Baillie, David L ^b   Bowerman, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 3; ARP2 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; ARP3 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; CYK 1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; CYK-1 PROTEIN, C ELEGANS; FOR3 PROTEIN, S POMBE; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PROFILIN; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GASTRULA; GENETICS; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; MICROFILAMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2; ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 3; ACTINS; ACTOMYOSIN; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GASTRULA; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; PROFILINS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HEXAPODA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0348087045     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01355-6     Document Type: Article

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