title: Shedding a little light on light chains.
abstract: Myosin II regulatory light chains have an important role in the organization and function of the contractile machinery at cytokinesis. Two recent reports provide new insights into these important proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. d.mulvihill@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mulvihill
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hyams
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D018994:Myosin Light Chains / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009218:Myosins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018994:Myosin Light Chains; D009218:Myosins