Cell Division Requires a Direct Link between Microtubule-Bound RacGAP and Anillin in the Contractile Ring

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-29

  Gregory, Stephen L ^a   Ebrahimi, Saman ^a   Milverton, Joanne ^a   Jones, Whitney M ^b   Bejsovec, Amy ^b   Saint, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CELLCYCLE

Indexed keywords

ANILLIN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RACGAP50C PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ACTOMYOSIN; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 38749114059     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.11.050     Document Type: Article

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