2016 journal article

Molecular organization of cytokinesis nodes and contractile rings by super-resolution fluorescence microscopy of live fission yeast

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(40), E5876–E5885.

author keywords: super resolution; cytokinesis; cytokinetic nodes; contractile ring; fission yeast
MeSH headings : Actin Cytoskeleton / metabolism; Actins / metabolism; Cytokinesis; Interphase; Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods; Models, Molecular; Phenotype; Schizosaccharomyces / cytology; Schizosaccharomyces / metabolism; Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / metabolism
TL;DR: It is shown that nodes, protein assembly precursors to the contractile ring, are discrete structural units with stoichiometric ratios and distinct distributions of constituent proteins, which establish the organization of the proteins in the functional units of a cytokinetic contractiles ring. (via Semantic Scholar)
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