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Calmodulin requires Ca2+ to integrate into the spindle pole body and modulate the cytokinetic ring constriction in fission yeast cells
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.08.723810
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Qian Chen
University of ToledoORCID 0000-0002-2768-6570Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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