title: Cytokinesis: Rho marks the spot.
abstract: During cytokinesis of a eukaryotic cell, following the chromosome movements of anaphase, a contractile ring forms in the cortex midway between the segregating chromosomes and divides the cell into two daughters. Recent studies have provided new insights into the mechanism by which the site of contractile ring assembly is specified.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003-5810, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wadsworth
mesh_terms: D048749:Cytokinesis / Q000502:physiology*; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000502:physiology*; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; C085379:rho GTPase-activating protein; D020742:rhoA GTP-Binding Protein