title: Actomyosin ring driven cytokinesis in budding yeast.
abstract: Cytokinesis is the final process in the cell cycle that physically divides one cell into two. In budding yeast, cytokinesis is driven by a contractile actomyosin ring (AMR) and the simultaneous formation of a primary septum, which serves as template for cell wall deposition. AMR assembly, constriction, primary septum formation and cell wall deposition are successive processes and tightly coupled to cell cycle progression to ensure the correct distribution of genetic material and cell organelles among the two rising cells prior to cell division. The role of the AMR in cytokinesis and the molecular mechanisms that drive AMR constriction and septation are the focus of current research. This review summarizes the recent progresses in our understanding of how budding yeast cells orchestrate the multitude of molecular mechanisms that control AMR driven cytokinesis in a spatio-temporal manner to achieve an error free cell division.
authors: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, CMM East, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States. Electronic address: fmeitinger@ucsd.edu.
authors: Franz
authors: F
authors: Meitinger
authors: Division of Biomedical Cell Biology, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom. Electronic address: S.Palani@warwick.ac.uk.
authors: Saravanan
authors: S
authors: Palani
mesh_terms: D000205:Actomyosin / Q000378:metabolism*; D048749:Cytokinesis; D008954:Models, Biological; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000205:Actomyosin
keywords: Actomyosin-ring; Budding yeast; Cell division; Cytokinesis