Quiescence
- Connexin 43 maintains tissue polarity and regulates mitotic spindle orientation in the breast epithelium
Summary: Gap junction protein connexin 43 (GJA1) contributes to breast epithelial polarity by modulating mitotic spindle orientation to prevent multilayering of the epithelium typically associated with tumor onset.
- The cell biology of quiescent yeast – a diversity of individual scenarios
Summary: Quiescent yeast cells display a plethora of individual properties that evolve with time. Here, we discuss recent findings and emerging concepts in Saccharomyces cerevisiae quiescent cell biology.
- Endocytosis in proliferating, quiescent and terminally differentiated cells
Summary: Studies on endocytosis usually use transformed cells, but the majority of cells in an adult organism have exited the cell cycle. Here, we review endocytosis in dividing, quiescent and terminally differentiated cells.
- Decoding the stem cell quiescence cycle – lessons from yeast for regenerative biology
Summary: This Opinion article examines key concepts underlying our understanding of stem cell quiescence that can be attributed to studies in yeast.