The Ringleaders: Understanding the Apicomplexan Basal Complex Through Comparison to Established Contractile Ring Systems

• Published in: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology Vol. 11; p. 656976
• Main Authors: Morano, Alexander A, Dvorin, Jeffrey D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 19.04.2021
• Subjects: actomyosin; Apicomplexans; basal complex; Cellular and Infection Microbiology; contractile ring; cytokinesis; division; division; schizogony; contractile ring; endodyogeny; actomyosin; cytokinesis; Apicomplexans; basal complex

The actomyosin contractile ring is a key feature of eukaryotic cytokinesis, conserved across many eukaryotic kingdoms. Recent research into the cell biology of the divergent eukaryotic clade Apicomplexa has revealed a contractile ring structure required for asexual division in the medically relevant...