title: Cytoskeleton: cirque du septins.
abstract: Septins and F-actin are familiar cohabitants of the cleavage furrow yet how they might be functionally connected has been ambiguous. New work shows that septins can promote the assembly of curved bundles of F-actin, providing an unexpected molecular function for septins in cytokinesis.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth College, Department of Biological Sciences, 78 College St, Hanover, NH 03755, USA. Electronic address: Amy.Gladfelter@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: Amy S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gladfelter
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D058112:Septins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D058112:Septins