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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Microbiol. 2015 Sep 14;28:60–65. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2015.08.009

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Potential models for regulation of nuclear autonomy.

Top: Nuclear regulation of division autonomy. Nuclei carry with them the signals controlling their cell cycle stage. Nuclear movement and proximity to neighbors does not influence cell cycle stage.

Bottom: Cytoplasmic regulation of division autonomy. Regulators are spatially organized in the cytoplasm so that each nucleus is only exposed to the appropriate cell cycle signals. Bypassing and/or closely positioned nuclei may influence each others’ states.