Successful early embryo development requires the correct reprogramming and configuration
of gene networks by the timely and faithful execution of zygotic genome activation (ZGA) …

Protein kinases direct polarized growth by regulating the cytoskeleton in time and space and
could play similar roles in cell division. We found that the Cdc42-activated polarity kinase …

Unlike many single-celled organisms, the growth of fission yeast cells within a cell cycle is
not exponential. It is rather characterized by three distinct phases (elongation, septation, and …

Cellular dimensions profoundly influence cellular physiology. For unicellular organisms, this
has direct bearing on their ecology and evolution. The morphology of a cell is governed by …

Progression through the cell cycle occurs only when sufficient growth has occurred, which
indicates that cells measure growth. Analysis of signals associated with... In all cells …

Many cell cycle regulatory proteins catalyze cell cycle progression in a concentration-
dependent manner. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the protein kinase …

Fission yeast cells prevent mitotic entry until a threshold cell surface area is reached. The
protein kinase Cdr2 contributes to this size control system by forming multiprotein nodes that …

Aberration in the control of cell cycle contributes to the development and progression of
many diseases including cancers. Ksg1 is a Schizosaccharomyces pombe fission yeast …

The fission yeast cells Schizosaccharomyces pombe divide at constant cell size regulated
by environmental stimuli. An important pathway of cell size control involves the membrane …

During the mitotic cycle, the rod‐shaped fission yeast cells grow only at their tips. The newly
born cells grow first unipolarly at their old end, but later in the cycle, the 'new end take …