Cytokinesis: ER keeps Mid1 in the middle.
How cells mark the region of the plasma membrane where the cleavage furrow will assemble is a classic question in cell biology. A new study has shown an unexpected role for cortically associated endoplasmic reticulum in positioning the site of cell division.
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Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 377 Plantation St., Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Dannel.McCollum@umassmed.edu
D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D048749:Cytokinesis / Q000502:physiology*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
C489694:Mid1 protein, S pombe; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins