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- Title
Membrane Phospholipid Redistribution in Cytokinesis: A Theoretical Model.
- Authors
Mei-Wen AN; Wen-Zhou WU; Wei-Yi CHEN
- Abstract
In cell mitosis, cytokinesis is a major deformation process, during which the site of the contractile ring is determined by the biochemical stimulus from asters of the mitotic apparatus, actin and myosin assembly is related to the motion of membrane phospholipids, and local distribution and arrangement of the microfilament cytoskeleton are different at different cytokinesis stages. Based on the Zinemanas-Nir model, a new model is proposed in this study to simulate the entire process by coupling the biochemical stimulus with the mechanical actions. There were three assumptions in this model: the movements of phospholipid proteins are driven by gradients of biochemical stimulus on the membrane surface; the local assembly of actin and myosin filament depends on the amount of phospholipid proteins at the same location; and the surface tension includes membrane tensions due to both the passive deformation of the membrane and the active contraction of actin filament, which is determined by microfilament redistribution and rearrangement. This model could explain the dynamic movement of microfilaments during cytokinesis and predict cell deformation. The calculated results from this model demonstrated that the reorientation of phospholipid proteins and the redistribution and reorientation of microfilaments may play a crucial role in cell division. This model may better represent the cytokinesis process by the introduction of biochemical stimulus.
- Subjects
CYTOKINESIS; CELL division; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; LIPIDS; ACTOMYOSIN; CYTOSKELETAL proteins; MUSCLE proteins; CYTOPLASMIC filaments
- Publication
Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, 2005, Vol 37, Issue 9, p643
- ISSN
1672-9145
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1745-7270.2005.00090.x