Cell division: Why daughters cannot be like their mothers

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  • Fred Chang
  • David G Drubin
چکیده

A cell-fate determinant that segregates asymmetrically at cell division has been identified in budding yeast. Possible mechanisms for this asymmetric segregation are suggested by the identification of mutants in genes encoding cortically localized proteins.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Current Biology

دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1996