| Literature DB >> 21396909 |
Fumio Matsumura1, Yoshihiko Yamakita, Shigeko Yamashiro.
Abstract
At mitosis, cells undergo drastic alterations in morphology and cytoskeletal organization including cell rounding during prophase, mitotic spindle assembly during prometaphase and metaphase, chromatid segregation in anaphase, and cytokinesis during telophase. It is well established that myosin II is a motor responsible for cytokinesis. Recent reports have indicated that myosin II is also involved in spindle assembly and karyokinesis. In this review, we summarize current understanding of the functions of myosin II in mitosis and cytokinesis of higher eukaryotes, and discuss the roles of possible upstream molecules that control myosin II in these mitotic events.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21396909 PMCID: PMC3114266 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.03.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Biochem Biophys ISSN: 0003-9861 Impact factor: 4.013