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On growth and form: control of cell morphogenesis in fission yeast
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, PO Box 016129, Miami, FL 33136-1015, USA. fverde@chroma.med.miami.edu
Current Opinion in Microbiology
|March 6, 1999
Abstract:
In the past year, we have gained considerable insight into the process of cell morphogenesis and the establishment of positional information in fission yeast. The highlights include a better understanding of the role of the microtubule cytoskeleton in the control of cell shape, as well as the identification of novel genes essential for the establishment of cell polarity and for the positioning of the site of cell division.