The cell polarity protein Par3 controls mechanic changes in the skin and plays an important role in cell division. Malfunction can lead to DNA damages. The balance of the system is of great importance ...

Genome sequencing and RNAi have been powerful allies in the quest to assign function to every gene. Systematic RNAi screens identify essential genes efficiently, but are less effective with ...

Positional identity of a cell is a critical feature of all multicellular organisms, the essential characteristics of which extend across the whole evolutionary spectrum. Although the pioneering ...