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actomyosin contractile ring

Known as: contractile actomyosin ring, CAR, actomyosin ring 
A cytoskeletal structure composed of actin filaments and myosin that forms beneath the plasma membrane of many cells, including animal cells and… 
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Coordinating septum formation and the actomyosin ring during cytokinesis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
During cytokinesis, animal and fungal cells form a membrane furrow via actomyosin ring constriction. Our understanding of… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The Hydrophobic Core of the Sec61 Translocon Defines the Hydrophobicity Threshold for Membrane Integration
Mutation of the apolar constriction of the yeast Sec61 translocon to polar or charged residues, while retaining functionality… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Mechanisms of contractile-ring assembly in fission yeast and beyond.
2009
2009
The formation of an ATP-induced constriction ring in a glycerinated lymphocyte during migration.
A glycerinated lymphocyte produced amoeboid movements and an apparently persisting constriction ring in the presence of adenosine… 
2008
2008
Congenital constriction ring syndrome of the limbs: a prospective study of 16 cases.
BACKGROUND The congenital constriction ring syndrome is characterised by fibrous bands that encircle, strangle and even amputate… 
2006
2006
The fission yeast Chs2 protein interacts with the type-II myosin Myo3p and is required for the integrity of the actomyosin ring
In Schizosaccharomyces pombe cytokinesis requires the function of a contractile actomyosin ring. Fission yeast Chs2p is a… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The nuclear kinase Lsk1p positively regulates the septation initiation network and promotes the successful completion of cytokinesis in response to perturbation of the actomyosin ring in…
Cytokinesis in fission yeast requires the function of an actomyosin-based contractile ring whose constriction is dependent on a… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Polarized distribution of intracellular components by class V myosins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
1999
1999
Regions of Byr4, a Regulator of Septation in Fission Yeast, That Bind Spg1 or Cdc16 and Form a Two-component GTPase-activating Protein with Cdc16*
In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, septation and constriction of the actomyosin ring for cell division are… 
Review
1935
Review
1935
Constriction Ring Dystocia
The clinical importance of intra-uterine rings complicating labor is not sufficiently appreciated. This condition, which causes… 
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