2019
The Functionally Important N‑Terminal Half of Fission Yeast Mid1p Anillin Is Intrinsically Disordered and Undergoes Phase Separation
Chatterjee M, Pollard TD. The Functionally Important N‑Terminal Half of Fission Yeast Mid1p Anillin Is Intrinsically Disordered and Undergoes Phase Separation. Biochemistry 2019, 58: 3031-3041. PMID: 31243991, PMCID: PMC7336169, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal halfFission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeYeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeC-terminal halfFull-length proteinSchizosaccharomyces pombeStructure prediction toolsPH domainScaffold proteinInsect cellsAnimal cellsContractile ringMyosin IIOrganizing centerAnillinMid1pProteinHydrodynamic measurementsPombeCytokinesisUndergoes phase separationCellsFungalPrediction tools
2016
Molecular organization of cytokinesis nodes and contractile rings by super-resolution fluorescence microscopy of live fission yeast
Laplante C, Huang F, Tebbs IR, Bewersdorf J, Pollard TD. Molecular organization of cytokinesis nodes and contractile rings by super-resolution fluorescence microscopy of live fission yeast. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e5876-e5885. PMID: 27647921, PMCID: PMC5056082, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1608252113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence photoactivation localization microscopyContractile ringLive fission yeast cellsLive fission yeastFission yeast cellsCytokinetic contractile ringSuper-resolution fluorescence microscopyCytokinesis nodesPhotoactivation localization microscopyFission yeastFormin Cdc12pActin networkIQ motifPlasma membraneCytokinesisConstituent proteinsMyosin-II tailYeast cellsActin ringsActin strandsAssembly precursorsDiscrete structural unitsFluorescence microscopyMolecular organizationProtein
2015
Three Myosins Contribute Uniquely to the Assembly and Constriction of the Fission Yeast Cytokinetic Contractile Ring
Laplante C, Berro J, Karatekin E, Hernandez-Leyva A, Lee R, Pollard TD. Three Myosins Contribute Uniquely to the Assembly and Constriction of the Fission Yeast Cytokinetic Contractile Ring. Current Biology 2015, 25: 1955-1965. PMID: 26144970, PMCID: PMC4526439, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContractile ringActin filamentsHeavy chain geneMyosin IIContractile ring assemblyFission yeast cellsMyosin heavy chain geneCytokinetic contractile ringConventional myosin IICytokinetic nodesMyo2Myo51Myp2Ring assemblyYeast cellsMyosin functionCytokinesisDeletion mutationsComplete assemblyMyosin VConstriction rateGenesMutationsCellsFilaments
2009
Mathematical modeling of a minimal protocell with coordinated growth and division
Surovtsev I, Zhang Z, Lindahl P, Morgan J. Mathematical modeling of a minimal protocell with coordinated growth and division. Journal Of Theoretical Biology 2009, 260: 422-429. PMID: 19501600, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular componentsDaughter cellsWhole-cell modeling frameworkParental cellsCell cycle engineMinimal protocellWhole-cell modelsContractile ringCoordinated growthCell shapeCell cycleCellular geometryMembrane areaProtocellsMolecular-level mechanismsCellsSimultaneous doublingCytokinesisCell volume
2007
Assembly Mechanism of the Contractile Ring for Cytokinesis by Fission Yeast
Vavylonis D, Wu JQ, Hao S, O'Shaughnessy B, Pollard TD. Assembly Mechanism of the Contractile Ring for Cytokinesis by Fission Yeast. Science 2007, 319: 97-100. PMID: 18079366, DOI: 10.1126/science.1151086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContractile ringActin filamentsLive fission yeast cellsIndividual daughter cellsFission yeast cellsDynamic actin filamentsFission yeastMotor protein myosinCell equatorDaughter cellsYeast cellsAssembly mechanismProtein myosinFluorescence microscopyCytokinesisMyosinFilamentsTransient connectionsCellsYeastFungiMechanismMeshwork
2004
LATS1 tumour suppressor affects cytokinesis by inhibiting LIMK1
Yang X, Yu K, Hao Y, Li DM, Stewart R, Insogna KL, Xu T. LATS1 tumour suppressor affects cytokinesis by inhibiting LIMK1. Nature Cell Biology 2004, 6: 609-617. PMID: 15220930, DOI: 10.1038/ncb1140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActin Depolymerizing FactorsActomyosinAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntibodiesCell CycleCell DivisionCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsFeedback, PhysiologicalFetusGiant CellsHeLa CellsHumansLim KinasesMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsPhosphorylationPolymersProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA InterferenceConceptsTumor suppressorActomyosin contractile ringPhosphorylation of cofilinCytokinesis defectsCytoskeleton regulatorsAntibody microinjectionContractile ringActin polymerizationGene knockoutCytokinesisLIMK1LATS1Multinucleate cellsNegative modulationSuppressorDrosophilaCellsColocalizesCofilinMammals
1999
Drosophila Filamin encoded by the cheerio locus is a component of ovarian ring canals
Sokol N, Cooley L. Drosophila Filamin encoded by the cheerio locus is a component of ovarian ring canals. Current Biology 1999, 9: 1221-1230. PMID: 10556087, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(99)80502-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRing canalsDrosophila filaminPlasma membraneFilamentous actinActin filamentsOvarian ring canalsFruit fly DrosophilaLoss of filaminActin-binding domainActin-binding proteinsParallel actin bundlesLocalization of filaminFlow of cytoplasmFly DrosophilaActin structuresFilamin isoformsTransmembrane proteinCell cortexActin arraysContractile ringKelch geneCytoskeletal proteinsCleavage furrowStress fibersActin bundles
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