Deconvolution of the cellular force-generating subsystems that govern cytokinesis furrow ingression

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Poirier, Christopher C ^a   Ng, Win Pin ^b   Robinson, Douglas N ^a,b   Iglesias, Pablo A ^a,b  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; CELL DIVISIONS; CELLULAR FORCE; CELLULAR MECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; CONTRACTILE FORCE; COORDINATED ACTIONS; CYTOSKELETONS; DECONVOLUTIONS; MYOSIN II;

CELL PROLIFERATION;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MYOSIN II; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DIVISION; CELL KINETICS; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE CORTICAL TENSION; CELL SURFACE CURVATURE; CELLULAR FURROW INGRESSION; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CELLULAR STRESS RESPONSE; CELLULAR STRESS SIGNAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; INTERPHASE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NULL CELL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; TRACTION MEDIATED CYTOFISSION; WILD TYPE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOSKELETON; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

DICTYOSTELIUM;

CELL SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETON; DICTYOSTELIUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MYOSIN TYPE II; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84861137359     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002467     Document Type: Article

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