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Molecular Mechanisms of Mitosis and Cytokinesis

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Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility

Part of the book series: Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology ((COMPARATIVE,volume 12))

Abstract

Eukaryotic cells manifest many types of motility, which are generally based on either microtubules or microfilaments. The cytostructures formed by these filament systems and also by 10–nm filaments are called cytoskeletons. In many cases, the cytoskeleton is a dynamic structure which is cyclically constructed and destroyed in the cell during its lifetime. Typical examples of both of these cytoskeletons are seen during the course of cell division.

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Mabuchi, I., Itoh, T.J. (1992). Molecular Mechanisms of Mitosis and Cytokinesis. In: Sugi, H. (eds) Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility. Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76927-6_8

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