Cell division is the most fundamental process in the development of all living organisms. The generation of cell diversity throughout development, the multiplication of cells during wound repair and the maintenance of stem cells in several tissues and organs all rely on proper progress through cell division. Historically, biochemical studies of cell division proved to be difficult, since mitosis is a moving target. The rapid and dynamic nature of mitosis means necessary proteins often exist in multiple isoforms and some for only brief moments during a particular stage in the cell cycle. The advent of proteomics and the introduction of stage-specific inhibitors have enabled the field to identify numerous factors required at distinct steps in the cell cycle. One such factor identified in many of these screens was the highly conserved protein dynamin. Dynamin, long known for its role in endocytosis, is also necessary for co-ordinating actin assembly at membranes. Our knowledge of its precise cell cycle function and upstream/downstream targets, however, is unclear. Our review will describe current knowledge regarding the impacts of several cell division screens and the multiple roles that dynamin may play during mitosis.
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May 21 2008
Cell division screens and dynamin
Mary Kate Bonner;
Mary Kate Bonner
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1Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 425-G Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A.
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Ahna R. Skop
Ahna R. Skop
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1Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 425-G Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A.
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Biochem Soc Trans (2008) 36 (3): 431–435.
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Mary Kate Bonner, Ahna R. Skop; Cell division screens and dynamin. Biochem Soc Trans 1 June 2008; 36 (3): 431–435. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0360431
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