title: On the cutting edge: post-translational modifications in cytokinesis.
abstract: Cytokinesis represents the final stage in the cell cycle, in which two daughter cells, each with their complement of the duplicated genome, physically separate. At the core of this process sits highly conserved machinery responsible for specifying the plane of division, building a contractile apparatus and ultimately cleaving cells in two. Although the 'parts list' of contributing proteins has been well described, mechanisms by which these parts are spatially and temporally regulated are only beginning to be understood. With advancements in biochemical and proteomic analyses, recent work has uncovered multiple new roles for post-translational modifications in the regulation of cytokinesis. Here, we review these latest findings and interpret our current understanding of cytokinesis in light of relevant modifications.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
authors.forename: K Adam
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Bohnert
authors.forename: Kathleen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003285:Contractile Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D048749:Cytokinesis; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003285:Contractile Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins