Required for cytokinesis (PubMed:16040610). Essential for the structural integrity of the cleavage furrow and for completion of cleavage furrow ingression. Plays a role in bleb assembly during metaphase and anaphase of mitosis (PubMed:23870127). May play a significant role in podocyte cell migration (PubMed:24676636). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10931866, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12479805, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15496454, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16040610, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16357138, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23870127, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24676636}. This is the function of ANLN (anillin, actin binding protein, ENSG00000011426).