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contractile ring

Known as: constriction ring 
A cytoskeletal structure composed of filamentous protein that forms beneath the membrane of many cells or organelles, in the plane of cell or… 
National Institutes of Health

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actomyosin contractile ring
cytokinetic ring

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A cytoskeletal demolition worker: myosin II acts as an actin depolymerization agent.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Formins: processive cappers of growing actin filaments.
Review
2000
Review
2000
Cytokinesis without myosin II.
Review
1994
Review
1994
Cleavage furrow: timing of emergence of contractile ring actin filaments and establishment of the contractile ring by filament bundling in sea urchin eggs.
Cleavage furrow formation at the first cell division of sea urchin and sand dollar eggs was investigated in detail by… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
The Contractile Ring and Furrowing in Dividing Cells
The contractile ring is the cytoskeletal structure believed to generate the constriction force for cells that divide by furrowing… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Simulation testing of mechanisms for inducing the formation of the contractile ring in cytokinesis
There is persuasive evidence that the role of the mitotic apparatus (MA) in cytokinesis is to control the location of the… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Fourth cleavage of sea urchin blastomeres: microtubule patterns and myosin localization in equal and unequal cell divisions.
Review
1986
Review
1986
Biochemical aspects of cytokinesis.
1983
1983
A subcortical, pigment-containing structure in Xenopus eggs with contractile properties.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
CORTICAL CYTOPLASMIC FILAMENTS OF CLEAVING EGGS: A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT CORRESPONDING TO THE CONTRACTILE RING
A sheath consisting of filaments 50–70 A in diameter has been demonstrated in association with the expanded, leading margins of… 
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