Interactions between Myosin and Actin Crosslinkers Control Cytokinesis Contractility Dynamics and Mechanics

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 471-480

  Reichl, Elizabeth M ^a   Ren, Yixin ^a   Morphew, Mary K ^b   Delannoy, Michael ^a   Effler, Janet C ^a,c   Girard, Kristine D ^a   Divi, Srikanth ^a   Iglesias, Pablo A ^a,c   Kuo, Scot C ^a   Robinson, Douglas N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

CELLBIO; CELLCYCLE

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN II;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOKINESIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CYTOKINESIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; MYOSIN TYPE II;

DICTYOSTELIUM;

EID: 41449090556     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.056     Document Type: Article

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