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Robust gap repair in the contractile ring ensures timely completion of cytokinesis

Cytokinesis in animal cells requires the constriction of an actomyosin contractile ring, whose architecture and mechanism remain poorly understood. We use laser microsurgery to explore the biophysical properties of constricting rings in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. Laser cutting causes rings to s...

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Autores principales: Silva, Ana M., Osório, Daniel S., Pereira, Antonio J., Maiato, Helder, Pinto, Inês Mendes, Rubinstein, Boris, Gassmann, Reto, Telley, Ivo Andreas, Carvalho, Ana Xavier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5166501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27974482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201605080