Access

Letter

Nature Cell Biology 10, 237–244 (1 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/ncb1686

Sterol-dependent endocytosis mediates post-cytokinetic acquisition of PIN2 auxin efflux carrier polarity

Shuzhen Men , Yohann Boutt|[eacute]| , Yoshihisa Ikeda , Xugang Li , Klaus Palme , York-Dieter Stierhof , Marie-Andr|[eacute]|e Hartmann , Thomas Moritz & Markus Grebe

The polarization of yeast and animal cells relies on membrane sterols for polar targeting of proteins to the plasma membrane, their polar endocytic recycling and restricted lateral diffusion. However, little is known about sterol function in plant-cell polarity.