ISSN:
1432-0983
Keywords:
Key words Cytokinesis
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Kinase
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Mitosis
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Schizosaccharomyces pombe
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Cell division
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Phosphatase
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Mutant
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Genetics
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe provides a simple eukaryotic model for the study of cytokinesis. S. pombe cells are rod-shaped, grow mainly by elongation at their tips, and divide by binary fission after forming a centrally placed division septum. Analysis of mutants has begun to shed light upon how septum formation and cytokinesis are regulated both spatially and temporally. Some of the proteins involved in these events have been functionally conserved throughout eukaryotic evolution, suggesting that aspects of this control will be common to all eukaryotic cells.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002940050455
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