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A mechanism to prevent transformation of the Whi3 mnemon into a prion.
Y. Lau, I. Parfenova, J. Saarikangas…·F. Caudron
This study identifies how Whi3mnem, a memory-like protein in yeast, remains stable in mother cells but is not inherited by daughter cells through ER membrane anchoring and diffusion barriers.
DOI 10.1101/2020.03.13.990119