Cell polarity in fission yeast: A matter of confining, positioning, and switching growth zones

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 799-805

  Huisman, Stephen M ^a   Brunner, Damian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fission yeast; Growth confinement; Growth positioning; New end take off

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; STEROL; TEA3 PROTEIN; TIPS PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; FISSION YEAST; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH REGULATION; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WILD TYPE; YEAST;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

EID: 81955161149     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.07.013     Document Type: Review

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