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 …

Polarization is a fundamental cellular property, which is essential for the function of
numerous cell types. Over the past three to four decades, research using the best …

Gaussian boson sampling (GBS) is a near-term platform for photonic quantum computing.
Recent efforts have led to the discovery of GBS algorithms with applications to graph-based …

Growing microtubule ends organize end-tracking proteins into comets of mixed composition.
Here using a reconstituted fission yeast system consisting of end-binding protein Mal3 …

The plasma membrane (PM) performs a plethora of physiological processes, the
coordination of which requires spatial and temporal organization into specialized domains of …

Highlights•Roles of the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons in filamentous
fungi.•Comparison of two cytoskeletons mainly in Neurospora crassa and Aspergillus …

Morphogenesis in fungi is often induced by extracellular factors and executed by fungal
genetic factors. Cell surface changes and alterations of the microenvironment often …

Dynamic maintenance of cell polarity is essential for development and physiology. Here we
combine experiments and modeling to elucidate mechanisms that maintain cortical polarity …

Random point patterns are ubiquitous in nature, and statistical models such as point
processes, ie, algorithms that generate stochastic collections of points, are commonly used …

Cell and tissue polarization is fundamental for plant growth and morphogenesis. The polar,
cellular localization of Arabidopsis PIN‐FORMED (PIN) proteins is crucial for their function in …