FIGURE 8:
A model for the role of Slt2p and the polarisome in ER inheritance. ER tubules are delivered into the bud by the myosin Myo4p. The tubules must be released from actin structures before they can propagate around the cortex of the bud. In ptc1∆ cells Slt2p becomes highly activated, blocking release of ER tubules from actin. This function of Slt2p requires the polarisome components Pea2p and Spa2p for its retention at the bud tip and the components Bud6p, Bni1p, and Sph1p for its activation.