A Model for Cell Wall Dissolution in Mating Yeast Cells: Polarized Secretion and Restricted Diffusion of Cell Wall Remodeling Enzymes Induces Local Dissolution

Lori B. Huberman; Andrew W. Murray

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109780

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A Model for Cell Wall Dissolution in Mating Yeast Cells: Polarized Secretion and Restricted Diffusion of Cell Wall Remodeling Enzymes Induces Local Dissolution

Lori B. Huberman,

Affiliations Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America
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Andrew W. Murray

* E-mail: amurray@mcb.harvard.edu

Affiliations Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America
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A Model for Cell Wall Dissolution in Mating Yeast Cells: Polarized Secretion and Restricted Diffusion of Cell Wall Remodeling Enzymes Induces Local Dissolution

Lori B. Huberman,
Andrew W. Murray

Published: October 16, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109780

About the Authors

Lori B. Huberman

Affiliations Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America

Andrew W. Murray

* E-mail: amurray@mcb.harvard.edu

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LBH AWM. Performed the experiments: LBH. Analyzed the data: LBH AWM. Wrote the paper: LBH AWM.

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