The yeast cell wall is a strong, but elastic, structure that is essential not only for the
maintenance of cell shape and integrity, but also for progression through the cell cycle …

The ability to adapt to altered availability of free water is a fundamental property of living
cells. The principles underlying osmoadaptation are well conserved. The yeast …

The yeast cell wall is a highly dynamic structure that is responsible for protecting the cell
from rapid changes in external osmotic potential. The wall is also critical for cell expansion …

An extracellular matrix composed of a layered meshwork of β-glucans, chitin, and
mannoproteins encapsulates cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This organelle …

Signaling pathways that activate different mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) elicit
many of the responses that are evoked in cells by changes in certain environmental …

The establishment of cell polarity is critical for the development of many organisms and for
the function of many cell types. A large number of studies of diverse organisms from yeast to …

Background Microbes must sense environmental stresses, transduce these signals and
mount protective responses to survive in hostile environments. In this study we have tested …

Studies of the processes leading to the construction of a bud and its separation from the
mother cell in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have provided foundational paradigms for the …

Unicellular organisms require specific internal conditions for optimal growth and function,
however sudden changes in the external environment can perturb the internal milieu …

Cell wall integrity is crucial for fungal growth, development and stress survival. In the model
yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the cell integrity Mpk1/Slt2 MAP kinase and calcineurin …