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Cytokinesis in eukaryotes.

David A Guertin1, Susanne Trautmann, Dannel McCollum

  • 1Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA.

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews : MMBR
|June 1, 2002
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Cytokinesis, the final cell division stage, partitions a mother cell into two. Recent advances in model organisms reveal conserved and divergent molecular mechanisms across eukaryotes, including plants, yeast, and animals.

Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Cytokinesis is the final, irreversible stage of cell division, partitioning a mother cell into two daughter cells.
  • Historically, molecular characterization of cytokinesis has been challenging due to its resistance to in vitro biochemical methods.
  • Recent advancements in genetic model organisms have significantly improved our understanding of cytokinesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advances in understanding cytokinesis.
  • To focus on key aspects: site determination, division apparatus assembly, and the division process.
  • To explore the coordination between the cell division cycle and the nuclear cycle.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent scientific literature.

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  • Analysis of genetic model organism studies.
  • Comparative analysis of cytokinesis mechanisms across eukaryotic kingdoms (yeast, animals, plants).

    • Main Results:

    • While the outcome of cytokinesis is conserved, mechanisms vary across eukaryotes (e.g., contractile ring in yeast/animals, cell wall formation in plants).
    • Despite apparent differences, conserved molecular aspects of division exist between plant, yeast, and animal cells.
    • Significant progress has been made in understanding how cells decide where to divide and assemble the division machinery.

    Conclusions:

    • Cytokinesis mechanisms show both conservation and divergence across eukaryotic kingdoms.
    • Coordination of the cell division cycle with the nuclear cycle is a critical and actively researched area.
    • Cytokinesis plays a role in directing developmental processes in certain cell types.