Welcome to the Martin lab

In the Martin lab, we aim to understand fundamental principles of cellular organization. Our current work addresses questions related to:

• Cytoskeleton organization and polarized cell growth
  
• Cell polarization in response to pheromones for mate selection
  
• Coordination of cell growth and division

You can find more detailed information on each of these research topics on our research page.

The lab is currently recruiting a PhD student and/or a postdoc. Please check the "How to apply?" page for details

Bendezú FO and Martin SG. Cdc42 explores the cell periphery for mate selection in fission yeast. 2013. Current Biology 23: 42-47, 29 November 2012 (pubmed)

Bendezu FO and Martin SG. Cdc42 oscillations in yeasts. 2012. Science Signalling 5(253): pe53. (pubmed)

Hachet O, Bendezu FO and Martin SG. Fission yeast: In shape to divide. 2012. Current Opinion in Cell Biology 24(6): 858-864. (pubmed)

Lo Presti L, Chang F, Martin SG. Myosin Vs organize actin cables in fission yeast. 2012. Molecular Biology of the Cell, Oct 10 [Epub ahead of print] (pubmed)

Bendezú FO, Vincenzetti V and Martin SG. Fission Yeast Sec3 and Exo70 Are Transported on Actin Cables and Localize the Exocyst Complex to Cell Poles. 2012. PLoS One 7(6): e40248. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040248.

Lo Presti L and Martin SG. Shaping Fission Yeast Cells by Rerouting Actin-Based Transport on Microtubules. 2011. Current Biology, 10.1016/j.cub.2011.10.033. (video abstract)

Hachet O, Berthelot-Grosjean M, Kokkoris K, Vincenzetti V, Moosbrugger J and Martin SG. A phosphorylation cycle shapes gradients of the DYRK-family kinase Pom1 at the plasma membrane. 2011. Cell 145: 1116-1128. (pubmed)

Bendezú FO and Martin SG. Actin cables and the exocyst form two independent morphogenesis pathways in the fission yeast. 2011. Molecular Biology of the Cell 22(1): 44-53. (pubmed)

Martin SG and Berthelot-Grosjean M. Polar gradients of the DYRK-family kinase Pom1 couple cell length with the cell cycle. 2009. Nature 459: 852-6, Epub 2009 May 27. (pubmed)

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Keywords: cell polarity, cytoskeleton, actin, microtubules, cell cycle, cancer, mating, pheromone, fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe