Septins may form a ubiquitous family of cytoskeletal filaments.
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Septins may form a ubiquitous family of cytoskeletal filaments
T HIS minireview discusses recent information about the septin family of proteins, which suggests that the septins may be elements of a new filament system that functions in all or most eukaryotic cells. Septins are found in a wide variety of eukaryotes, are important for cytokinesis, and may compose or regulate a ubiquitous filament system that has not been previously recognized. A more extens...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0021-9525,1540-8140
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.134.6.1345