Symmetry Breaking: Scaffold Plays Matchmaker for Polarity Signaling Proteins
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Symmetry Breaking: Scaffold Plays Matchmaker for Polarity Signaling Proteins
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.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.005