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Amy Susanne Gladfelter

Duke Health Distinguished Professor of Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Cell Biology

Scholarly Works - Books


Evolution and Physiology of Amphibious Yeasts.

Book · October 8, 2021 Since the emergence of the first fungi some 700 million years ago, unicellular yeast-like forms have emerged multiple times in independent lineages via convergent evolution. While tens to hundreds of millions of years separate the independent evolution of ... Full text Link to item Cite

A New Lens for RNA Localization: Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation.

Book · September 8, 2018 RNA localization mechanisms have been intensively studied and include localized protection of mRNA from degradation, diffusion-coupled local entrapment of mRNA, and directed transport of mRNAs along the cytoskeleton. While it is well understood how cells u ... Full text Link to item Cite

Septins and Generation of Asymmetries in Fungal Cells.

Book · 2015 Polarized growth is critical for the development and maintenance of diverse organisms and tissues but particularly so in fungi, where nutrient uptake, communication, and reproduction all rely on cell asymmetries. To achieve polarized growth, fungi spatiall ... Full text Link to item Cite