Recent publications
Extracellular cell wall β(1,3)glucan is required to couple septation to actomyosin ring contraction.
Muñoz J, Cortés JCG, Sipiczki, M, Ramos M, Clemente-Ramos JA, Moreno MB, Martins I, Pérez P and Ribas JC (2013). J. Cell. Biol. 203: 265-282.
Fission yeast Ags1 confers the essential septum strength needed for safe gradual cell abscission.
Cortés JCG, Sato M, Muñoz J, Moreno MB, Clemente-Ramos JA, Ramos M, Okada H, Osumi M, Durán A and Ribas JC (2012). J. Cell. Biol. 198: 637-656.
Differential activities of three families of specific β(1,3)glucan synthase inhibitors in wild-type and resistant strains of fission yeast.
Martins I, Cortés JCG, Muñoz J, Moreno MB, Ramos M, Clemente-Ramos JA, Durán A and Ribas JC (2011). J. Biol. Chem. 286: 3484-3496
The (1,3)β-D-glucan synthase subunit Bgs1p is responsible for the fission yeast primary septum formation.
Cortés JCG, Konomi M, Martins I, Muñoz J, Moreno MB, Osumi M, Durán A and Ribas, JC (2007).Mol. Microbiol. 65: 201-217
The novel fission yeast (1,3)β-D-glucan synthase catalytic subunit Bgs4p is essential during both cytokinesis and polarized growth.
Cortés JCG, Carnero E, Ishiguro J, Sánchez Y, Durán A and Ribas JC (2005). J. Cell Sci. 118: 157-174