As initially presented on Biorxiv: bsky.app/profile/soph..., but with a new figure, where we probe pheromone-induced polarized growth.
Sophie G Martin
The lab is on a roll. 2nd preprint in as many weeks!
High levels of Cdc42 GTPase underlie an all-or-none decision to fuse.
Great team effort led by PhD students @sajjitasaha.bsky.social and @aiswaryasajeevan.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@biology-unige.bsky.social
Cdc42 is a Rho-family GTPase conserved across eukaryotes, where it plays essential roles in cell polarization. In single-celled yeast systems, Cdc42 is a key driver of symmetry breaking and polarized ...