Fusion and fission: membrane trafficking in animal cytokinesis.
Cytokinesis is the physical act of separating daughter cells, allowing them to become separate entities. Recent studies have revealed that membrane insertion for furrowing and scission of the residual bridge is a key aspect of animal cytokinesis.
Finger
Fern P
FP
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA. fpfinger@facstaff.wisc.edu
White
John G
JG
D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology*; D008561:Membrane Fusion / Q000502:physiology*