Table 1. Summary of available data for RhoA and Rac1 effector accumulation and furrowing phenotypes during cytokinesis in two key Caenorhabditis elegans cyk-4 GTPase-activating protein mutants.
CYK-4
variant |
RhoA
effector accumulation at furrow |
Rac1 effector
hyperaccumulation at furrow |
Furrow
ingression |
Furrow
ingression in the absence of Rac1 |
Furrow
ingression in the absence of NOP-1 |
Furrow
ingression in the absence of NOP-1 and Rac1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild-type | +++ | Absent | Normal,
complete |
Normal,
complete |
Normal,
complete |
Normal,
complete |
E448K | * | Not determined | Slow, partial | Slow,
complete |
Absent | Absent |
R459A | + | Not determined | Slow, partial | Slow,
complete |
Absent | Absent |
*Conflicting data; see the “cyk-4 GAP mutants have multiple defects” section.
+++ Wild-type accumulation of myosin II, RhoA biosensor.
+ Reduced accumulation of myosin II, RhoA biosensor.