Septin rings act as a template for myosin higher-order structures and inhibit redundant polarity establishment.

Septin rings act as template for myosin higher - order structures and inhibit redundant polarity establishment

Partial Functional Diversification of Drosophila melanogaster Septin Genes Sep2 and Sep5

The septin family of hetero-oligomeric complex-forming proteins can be divided into subgroups, and subgroup members are interchangeable at specific positions in the septin complex. Drosophila melanogaster has five septin genes, including the two SEPT6 subgroup members Sep2 and Sep5 We previously found that Sep2 has a unique function in oogenesis, which is not performed by Sep5 Here, we find tha...

Septins Are Important for Cell Polarity, Septation and Asexual Spore Formation in Neurospora crassa and Show Different Patterns of Localisation at Germ Tube Tips

Septins are GTP-binding cytoskeletal proteins that contribute to cell polarity, vesicle trafficking, cytokinesis and cell morphogenesis. Here we have characterised the six septins encoded by the genome of the model filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Analysis of septin null mutants demonstrated that septins limit the sites of emergence of germ tubes and are important for septation and conidia...

Endosomal assembly and transport of heteromeric septin complexes promote septin cytoskeleton formation.

Septins are conserved cytoskeletal structures functioning in a variety of biological processes including cytokinesis and cell polarity. A wealth of information exists on the heterooligomeric architecture of septins and their subcellular localization at distinct sites. However, the precise mechanisms of their subcellular assembly and their intracellular transport are unknown. Here, we demonstrat...

Identification of an Amphipathic Helix Important for the Formation of Ectopic Septin Spirals and Axial Budding in Yeast Axial Landmark Protein Bud3p

Correct positioning of polarity axis in response to internal or external cues is central to cellular morphogenesis and cell fate determination. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bud3p plays a key role in the axial bud-site selection (axial budding) process in which cells assemble the new bud next to the preceding cell division site. Bud3p is thought to act as a component of a spati...