The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe employs two main strategies to adapt to the
environment and survive when starved for nutrients. The strategies employ sporulation via …

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In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, ecl family genes are induced by several signals, such as
starvation of various nutrients, including sulfur, amino acids and Mg2+, and environmental …

BACKGROUND RAB GTPases constitute the largest family of small GTPases and are found
in all eukaryotes. RAB GTPases regulate components of the endomembrane system, the …

In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the duration of survival in the stationary
phase, termed the chronological lifespan (CLS), is affected by various environmental factors …

Meiotic progression requires precise orchestration, such that one round of DNA replication is
followed by two meiotic divisions. The order and timing of meiotic events is controlled …

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a main metabolite essential for all living organisms.
However, our understanding of ATP dynamics within a single living cell is very limited. Here …

Methylation of histone H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9) is a hallmark of heterochromatin that plays
crucial roles in gene silencing, genome stability, and chromosome segregation. In …

The Cajal body, a nuclear condensate, is crucial for ribonucleoprotein assembly, including
small nuclear RNPs (snRNPs). While Coilin has been identified as an integral component of …

Fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (S. pombe) is renowned as a powerful genetic
model for deciphering cellular and molecular biological phenomena, including cell division …