Article
Proper microtubule structure is vital for timely progression through meiosis in fission yeast.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yamashita Akira, Fujita Yoshihiro, Yamamoto Masayuki
Abstract excerpt
Cells of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe normally reproduce by mitotic division in the haploid state. When subjected to nutrient starvation, two haploid cells fuse and undergo karyogamy, forming a diploid cell that initiates meiosis to form four haploid spores. Here, we show that deletion of the mal3 gene, which encodes a homolog of microtubule regulator EB1, produces aberrant asci carrying more than...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
