title: Yeast lipid rafts?--an emerging view.
abstract: In various eukaryotes, sterol-rich membrane domains have been proposed to play an important role in polarization and compartmentalization of the plasma membrane. Several studies have reported the cellular distribution of sterols in genetically tractable yeast species and the identification of molecules that might regulate the localization of sterol-rich membrane domains. Here, we attempt to synthesize our understanding of the function and organization of these domains from the study of fungi and identify some outstanding issues.
authors.affiliation: Cell Division Laboratory, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, and the Department of Biological Sciences, 1 Research Link, The National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604.
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wachtler
authors.forename: Mohan K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016764:Cell Polarity; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005372:Filipin; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D017830:Octoxynol / Q000494:pharmacology; D021381:Protein Transport; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013261:Sterols / Q000032:analysis; D015003:Yeasts / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*
chemical_list: D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C092350:FM 4-64; D008055:Lipids; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D013261:Sterols; D005372:Filipin; D017830:Octoxynol