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JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Volume 121, Issue 10, Pages 1569-1576Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.018770
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cytokinesis; ER; endosome; secretory pathway; membrane traffic
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/D000017/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/D000017/1] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK064380] Funding Source: Medline
- Wellcome Trust Funding Source: Medline
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Throughout normal development, and in aberrant conditions such as cancer, cells divide by a process called cytokinesis. Most textbooks suggest that animal cells execute cytokinesis using an actomyosin-containing contractile ring, whereas plant cells generate a new cell wall by the assembly of a novel membrane compartment using vesicle- trafficking machinery in an apparently distinct manner. Recent studies have shown that cytokinesis in animal and plant cells may not be as distinct as these models imply - both have an absolute requirement for vesicle traffic. Moreover, some of the key molecular components of cytokinesis have been identified, many of which are proteins that function to control membrane traffic. Here, we review recent advances in this area.
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