Filamentous fungi constitute a large group of eukaryotic microorganisms that grow by
forming simple tube-like hyphae that are capable of differentiating into more-complex …

Cell shape changes underlie a large set of biological processes ranging from cell division to
cell motility. Stereotyped patterns of cell shape changes also determine tissue remodeling …

A conserved molecular machinery centered on the Cdc42 GTPase regulates cell polarity in
diverse organisms. Here we review findings from budding and fission yeasts that reveal both …

Formins are a widely expressed family of proteins that govern cell shape, adhesion,
cytokinesis, and morphogenesis by remodeling the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons …

Membrane-shaping proteins of the BAR domain superfamily are determinants of organelle
biogenesis, membrane trafficking, cell division, and cell migration. An upsurge of research …

Cytokinesis is the process by which cells physically separate after the duplication and
spatial segregation of the genetic material. A number of general principles apply to this …

Mitochondria are dynamic organelles, undergoing both fission and fusion regularly in
interphase cells. Mitochondrial fission is thought to be part of a quality-control mechanism …

Cells require actin nucleators to catalyze the de novo assembly of filaments and actin
elongation factors to control the rate and extent of polymerization. Nucleation and elongation …

Actin retrograde flow and actomyosin II contraction have both been implicated in the inward
movement of T cell receptor (TCR) microclusters and immunological synapse formation, but …

Animals and fungi assemble a contractile ring of actin filaments and the motor protein
myosin to separate into individual daughter cells during cytokinesis. We used fluorescence …