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The Dictyostelium type V myosin MyoJ is responsible for the cortical association and motility of contractile vacuole membranes.
The Journal of cell biology - 24 Aug 2009
Jung Goeh, Titus Margaret A, Hammer John A
Abstract excerpt
The contractile vacuole (CV) complex in Dictyostelium is a tubulovesicular osmoregulatory organelle that exhibits extensive motility along the actin-rich cortex, providing a useful model for investigating myosin-dependent membrane transport. Here, we show that the type V myosin myoJ localizes to CV membranes and is required for efficient osmoregulation, the normal accumulation of CV membranes in the cortex, and...
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