title: Myosin-II puts the squeeze on asymmetric cell division.
abstract: Asymmetric cell division--where two dissimilar daughter cells are produced--relies on asymmetric positioning of the telophase spindle midzone, which specifies the cleavage furrow. Ou et al. (2010) now report in Science a mechanism of asymmetric midzone positioning driven by a polarized cortical distribution of the contractile motor myosin-II.
authors.affiliation: Stowers Institute for Medical Research 1000 E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64112, USA. rli@stowers.org
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li