title: Cell polarity: which way to grow in an electric field?
abstract: Cell polarity can be influenced by an electric field, but the mechanisms behind this response are poorly understood. A new paper shows that fission yeast cells change their direction of growth in an external electric field and suggests mechanisms based on the cortical pH gradient and on electrophoresis of membrane proteins.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Iana M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Kalinina
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krstić
authors.forename: Iva M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Tolić-Nørrelykke
mesh_terms: D016764:Cell Polarity / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*