Cells normally divide on reaching a fairly specific size, but how cell size dictates the timing of cell division remains obscure. In fission yeast, a spatial gradient of a cell-tip protein may provide an answer.
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Sawin, K. Cell division brought down to size. Nature 459, 782–783 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459782a
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