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Masayuki Onishi

Assistant Professor of Biology
Biology
130 Science Dr., Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708
124 Science Dr., FFSC 3105, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Book sections


The cellular cytoskeleton

Book section · January 1, 2023 This chapter discusses the three cytoskeletal elements found in the cell body of Chlamydomonas; they are microtubules, filamentous (F-) actin, and septin. For microtubules and F-actin, it covers the multiple structures formed during vegetative growth and c ... Full text Cite

The nonopisthokont septins: How many there are, how little we know about them, and how we might learn more.

Book section · January 2016 Featured Publication We have confirmed and extended previous reports of a wide distribution of septin proteins in the eukaryotic phylogeny. It now appears that septins are present in at least some representatives of every eukaryotic supergroup, with the possible exception of t ... Full text Cite

Analysis of Rho-GTPase Activity During Budding Yeast Cytokinesis.

Book section · January 2016 Rho-type small GTPases are involved in cytokinesis in various organisms, but their precise roles and regulation remain unclear. Rho proteins function as molecular switches by cycling between the active GTP-bound and inactive GDP-bound states; the GTP-bound ... Full text Cite