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Nuclear autonomy in multinucleate fungi.

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Roberts, SE; Gladfelter, AS
Published in: Curr Opin Microbiol
December 2015

Within many fungal syncytia, nuclei behave independently despite sharing a common cytoplasm. Creation of independent nuclear zones of control in one cell is paradoxical considering random protein synthesis sites, predicted rapid diffusion rates, and well-mixed cytosol. In studying the surprising fungal nuclear autonomy, new principles of cellular organization are emerging. We discuss the current understanding of nuclear autonomy, focusing on asynchronous cell cycle progression where most work has been directed. Mechanisms underlying nuclear autonomy are diverse including mRNA localization, ploidy variability, and nuclear spacing control. With the challenges fungal syncytia face due to cytoplasmic size and shape, they serve as powerful models for uncovering new subcellular organization modes, variability sources among isogenic uninucleate cells, and the evolution of multicellularity.

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Curr Opin Microbiol

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1879-0364

Publication Date

December 2015

Volume

28

Start / End Page

60 / 65

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Microbiology
  • Fungi
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cell Nucleus Division
  • Cell Nucleus
  • Biological Evolution
  • 3107 Microbiology
  • 1108 Medical Microbiology
  • 0605 Microbiology
 

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Roberts, S. E., & Gladfelter, A. S. (2015). Nuclear autonomy in multinucleate fungi. Curr Opin Microbiol, 28, 60–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2015.08.009
Roberts, Samantha E., and Amy S. Gladfelter. “Nuclear autonomy in multinucleate fungi.Curr Opin Microbiol 28 (December 2015): 60–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2015.08.009.
Roberts SE, Gladfelter AS. Nuclear autonomy in multinucleate fungi. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2015 Dec;28:60–5.
Roberts, Samantha E., and Amy S. Gladfelter. “Nuclear autonomy in multinucleate fungi.Curr Opin Microbiol, vol. 28, Dec. 2015, pp. 60–65. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.mib.2015.08.009.
Roberts SE, Gladfelter AS. Nuclear autonomy in multinucleate fungi. Curr Opin Microbiol. 2015 Dec;28:60–65.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Opin Microbiol

DOI

EISSN

1879-0364

Publication Date

December 2015

Volume

28

Start / End Page

60 / 65

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Microbiology
  • Fungi
  • Cytoplasm
  • Cell Nucleus Division
  • Cell Nucleus
  • Biological Evolution
  • 3107 Microbiology
  • 1108 Medical Microbiology
  • 0605 Microbiology