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Rosenblatt, J. (2008). Mitosis: moesin and the importance of being round.  Curr. Biol. 18(7): R292--R293.
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FBrf0215837
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Abstract
Ezrin/radixin/moesin proteins link the actin cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane. Two new reports have found that moesin phosphorylation is essential for mitotic cell rounding and identify a new role for cell rounding in spindle assembly.
PubMed ID
18397735
PubMed Central ID
PMC4589270 (PMC) (EuropePMC)
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.013
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Publication Type
    Journal
    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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