title: Control of the cell division cycle in Chlamydomonas.
abstract: In Chlamydomonas, the duration of the cell cycle is determined by timer control of a rate-limiting commitment to divide, and cell size determines whether 2, 4, 8 or 16 daughter cells are formed. Use of different environmental conditions allows an evaluation of metabolic and biosynthetic changes, including tubulin synthesis, as possible controllers of the cell cycle.
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle; D002455:Cell Division; D002696:Chlamydomonas / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010507:Periodicity; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014404:Tubulin / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014404:Tubulin; D004247:DNA