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. 2002 Jan 8;12(1):R12-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(01)00639-x.

Actomyosin rings: the riddle of the sphincter

William M Bement  1
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Actomyosin rings: the riddle of the sphincter

William M Bement. Curr Biol. .
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Contractile rings consisting of actin filaments and myosin-2 have long been known to power cytokinesis, but recent work has shown that single-cell and multicellular actomyosin rings participate in processes ranging from wound healing to extrusion of apoptotic cells from epithelia.

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