Abstract
The septins are guanine-nucleotide binding proteins that mostly form filaments. They are important in cytokinesis and also have roles in sporulation in yeasts and embryonic development and in the nervous system in animals.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics
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Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism
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Cytoskeletal Proteins / genetics*
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Cytoskeletal Proteins / metabolism
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Drosophila melanogaster / genetics
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Drosophila melanogaster / metabolism
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GTP Phosphohydrolases / genetics*
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GTP Phosphohydrolases / metabolism
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Humans
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Phylogeny
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
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Schizosaccharomyces / genetics
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Schizosaccharomyces / metabolism
Substances
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Cytoskeletal Proteins
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GTP Phosphohydrolases