title: Toward a molecular interpretation of the surface stress theory for yeast morphogenesis.
abstract: The surface stress theory was proposed more than twenty years ago to explain morphogenesis of walled organisms. This theory makes simple assumptions on the force that drives microbial growth and how a cell's response to this force generates shape. This classic formulation may now be explained in more detailed molecular terms due to recent advances in the study of yeast morphogenesis with respect to the mechanism of cell polarization, the fine tuning of polarized growth to allocate necessary components to proper locations, and the local and global responses to turgor that provide control over the location and duration of growth.
authors.affiliation: The Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 E. 50th St. Kansas City, Missouri 64110, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Slaughter
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000502:physiology*; D001692:Biological Transport; D048708:Cell Growth Processes; D016764:Cell Polarity; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004058:Diffusion; D004705:Endocytosis; D008954:Models, Biological; D009024:Morphogenesis; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004718:Saccharomycetales / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D011134:Polysaccharides