title: Cell polarity: wanderful exploration in yeast sex.
abstract: Chemical gradients are used by cells to provide positional information. Two new studies reveal that polarity proteins are highly dynamic in yeast cells responding to a pheromone gradient and suggest that this behavior is important for robust directional growth.
authors.affiliation: Université Nice - Sophia Antipolis, institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France. arkowitz@unice.fr
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Arkowitz
mesh_terms: D016764:Cell Polarity; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology*; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000166:cytology*; D020846:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020846:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein, Saccharomyces cerevisiae