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The contractile ring consists mainly of actin filaments and myosin filaments. It is found arranged in a ring around the equator of the cell and plays a key role during cytokinesis. Towards the end of mitosis, it starts to assemble just beneath the plasma membrane. As the ring contracts, it pulls the membrane inward;dividing the cell in two. <ref>Alberts, B. 2009. Essential cell biology. New York: Garland Science.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 14:05, 29 November 2013
The contractile ring consists mainly of actin filaments and myosin filaments. It is found arranged in a ring around the equator of the cell and plays a key role during cytokinesis. Towards the end of mitosis, it starts to assemble just beneath the plasma membrane. As the ring contracts, it pulls the membrane inward;dividing the cell in two. [1]
- ↑ Alberts, B. 2009. Essential cell biology. New York: Garland Science.