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Inhibition ofPhysarum mitochondrial division by cytochalasin B

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Summary

The mitochondrial division ofPhysarum is inhibited by cytochalasin B. Dumbbell-shaped dividing mitochondria become spherical bodies by this inhibitor. These results suggest that contractile proteins are essential for the mitochondrial division.

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  1. Acknowledgments. The authors thank Dr J.E. Sherwin for his critical reading of the manuscript. This work was supported in part by the grant No. 148018 and No. 1311202 from the Japan Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.

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  1. Department of Cell Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, 444, Okazaki, Japan

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Kuroiwa, T., Kuroiwa, H. Inhibition ofPhysarum mitochondrial division by cytochalasin B. Experientia 36, 193–194 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953726

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