Widespread Prion-Based Control of Growth and Differentiation Strategies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Molecular Cell)

Itakura et al. demonstrate that we have been blind to the pervasive importance of protein-based inheritance in biology. Adaptive prediction of nutritional environments by [SMAUG+] prion polymorphs modulates cardinal growth and development strategies of S. cerevisiae both in the laboratory and in the wild.