2023
Discovery of the first unconventional myosin: Acanthamoeba myosin-I
Pollard T, Korn E. Discovery of the first unconventional myosin: Acanthamoeba myosin-I. Frontiers In Physiology 2023, 14: 1324623. PMID: 38046947, PMCID: PMC10693453, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1324623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnconventional myosinActin filamentsMyosin heavy chain kinaseFirst unconventional myosinsEvolution of eukaryotesClass I MyosinHeavy chain kinaseNovel unconventional myosinPhylogenetic analysisSlime moldMembrane lipidsChain kinaseProteolytic fragmentsHeavy chainMuscle myosinMyosinCofactorEnzymeMg-ATPaseMg-ATPase activityEukaryotesFilamentsCrude enzymeKinaseActin
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