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.
MeSH terms
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / chemistry
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism*
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Cell Polarity / physiology*
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / metabolism
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Models, Biological
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Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / chemistry
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / cytology
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / growth & development
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*
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cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, Saccharomyces cerevisiae / chemistry
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cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
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cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
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p21-Activated Kinases / metabolism
Substances
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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
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Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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BEM1 protein, S cerevisiae
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p21-Activated Kinases
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cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, Saccharomyces cerevisiae