Publications [#228673] of Daniel P. Kiehart

Papers Published

1. Kiehart, DP, Wound healing: The power of the purse string., Current biology : CB, vol. 9 no. 16 (August, 1999), pp. R602-R605, ISSN 0960-9822 [10469588], [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/17)

   Abstract:
   Recently, Xenopus oocytes have been shown to repair wounds using a contractile system composed of actin and myosin-II. The work underscores the importance of actin-based myosin-II contractility in cellular and supracellular 'purse strings' that function in diverse biological processes.

   Keywords:
   Actins • Actomyosin • Animals • Drosophila melanogaster • Embryo, Nonmammalian • Female • Microscopy, Fluorescence • Myosins • Oocytes • Ovum • Sea Urchins • Wound Healing • Xenopus • chemistry • embryology • physiology • physiology*