Plant Cell Polarity: Sterols Enter into Action after Cytokinesis.
March 16th, 2008 | by admin |Plant Cell Polarity: Sterols Enter into Action after Cytokinesis.
In yeast and animal cells, the sterol composition of membranes is a key factor that controls the polarity of membrane proteins by regulating their intracellular trafficking or lateral diffusion. A recent study in Nature Cell Biology demonstrates that plant sterols play a major role in the acquisition of cell polarity by modulating endocytosis after cell division.
Jaillais Y, Gaude T.
Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 128, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 46 allée d\’Italie F-69364 Lyon, France.