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    Spatial control of Cdc42 activation determines cell width in fission yeast

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    We found 11 wide mutants, seven of which affect the activation of Cdc42. Through epistasis analysis and protein retargeting, we showed that a guanine nucleotide exchange factor and a GTPase-activating protein of Cdc42 each affects cell width independently from different cellular domains. We propose that these proteins set up a spatially restricted gradient of activated Cdc42 that directs cell growth
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