Sulfur metabolism actively promotes initiation of cell division in yeast.

BACKGROUND:Sulfur metabolism is required for initiation of cell division, but whether or not it can actively promote cell division remains unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Here we show that yeast cells with more mtDNA have an expanded reductive phase of their metabolic cycle and an increased...

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Main Authors: Heidi M Blank, Shefali Gajjar, Andrey Belyanin, Michael Polymenis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2776973?pdf=render