• DOI:10.1126/SCIENCE.1096896
Corpus ID: 34537906

The Molecular Requirements for Cytokinesis

@article{Glotzer2005TheMR,
  title={The Molecular Requirements for Cytokinesis},
  author={M. Glotzer},
  journal={Science},
  year={2005},
  volume={307},
  pages={1735 - 1739}
}

• M. Glotzer
• Published 2005
• Biology, Medicine
• Science

After anaphase onset, animal cells build an actomyosin contractile ring that constricts the plasma membrane to generate two daughter cells connected by a cytoplasmic bridge. The bridge is ultimately severed to complete cytokinesis. Myriad techniques have been used to identify proteins that participate in cytokinesis in vertebrates, insects, and nematodes. A conserved core of about 20 proteins are individually involved with cytokinesis in most animal cells. These components are found in the… Expand