title: Cell polarization: it's all about being in shape.
abstract: In eukaryotic cells microtubules and actin filaments help to generate the spatial organization of the cytoplasm that is required for polarity and shape. Recent work in fission yeast demonstrates that changing cell shape in turn reorganizes the cytoskeleton and cell polarization machinery.
authors.affiliation: Cell Division Laboratory, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore-117604.
authors.forename: Ramanujam
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: Mithilesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D016764:Cell Polarity; D048430:Cell Shape; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000166:cytology*; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins