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actomyosin contractile ring assembly

Known as: contractile ring assembly, cytokinesis, actomyosin contractile ring assembly, cytokinesis, actomyosin contractile ring formation 
The process of assembly of a ring composed of actin, myosin, and associated proteins that will function in cytokinesis. [GOC:clt, GOC:dph, GOC:tb]
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myosin filament organization involved in cytokinetic actomyosin contractile ring assembly

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
The RhoGAP activity of CYK-4/MgcRacGAP functions non-canonically by promoting RhoA activation during cytokinesis
Cytokinesis requires activation of the GTPase RhoA. ECT-2, the exchange factor responsible for RhoA activation, is regulated to… 
2014
2014
Dynamic network morphology and tension buildup in a 3D model of cytokinetic ring assembly.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Temporal Control of Contractile Ring Assembly by Plo1 Regulation of Myosin II Recruitment by Mid1/Anillin
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The chromosomal passenger complex and centralspindlin independently contribute to contractile ring assembly
The chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) and centralspindlin are conserved cytokinesis regulators that localize to the spindle… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Fimbrin and Tropomyosin Competition Regulates Endocytosis and Cytokinesis Kinetics in Fission Yeast
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Inhibition of Rac by the GAP Activity of Centralspindlin Is Essential for Cytokinesis
During cytokinesis, the guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) RhoA orchestrates contractile ring assembly and constriction. RhoA… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Stepping into the ring: the SIN takes on contractile ring assembly.
The septation initiation network (SIN) regulates the timing of septum formation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. However, whether… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The Cytokinesis Formins from the Nematode Worm and Fission Yeast Differentially Mediate Actin Filament Assembly*
Formins drive actin filament assembly for diverse cellular processes including motility, establishing polarity, and cell division… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Redundant Mechanisms Recruit Actin into the Contractile Ring in Silkworm Spermatocytes
Cytokinesis is powered by the contraction of actomyosin filaments within the newly assembled contractile ring. Microtubules are a… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The fission yeast cytokinesis formin Cdc12p is a barbed end actin filament capping protein gated by profilin
Cytokinesis in most eukaryotes requires the assembly and contraction of a ring of actin filaments and myosin II. The fission… 
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