Symmetry Breaking: Scaffold Plays Matchmaker for Polarity Signaling Proteins

Benjamin D. Atkins; Satoshi Yoshida; David Pellman

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.005

Symmetry Breaking: Scaffold Plays Matchmaker for Polarity Signaling Proteins

Benjamin D. Atkins^*, Satoshi Yoshida, David Pellman

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Abstract

Many cell types can spontaneously polarize even in the absence of specific positional cues. In budding yeast, this symmetry-breaking polarization depends on a scaffold protein called Bem1p. A recent study defines Bem1p's molecular function during symmetry breaking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R1130-R1132
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	18
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.005
Publication status	Published - 2008 Dec 23
Externally published	Yes

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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