Researchers awarded NWO grants for green technology and new enzymes - Universiteit Leiden

Yeast cells undergoing sexual reproduction, observed by fluorescence microscopy; the green signal reveals a cell wall damage sensor at the site of fusion. Credit: J. Coronas-Serna, UNIGE The fusion of two cells is a decisive event in the sexual reproduction of many organisms. In fungi, cells must not only bring their membranes together and merge them, but also locally open their protective cell wall.

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