Fig. 5

Relationship between yeast cell size and UV resistance. A Strain cell size was correlated with UV survival, based on data reported in Additional file 1: Figure S2a, b. Survival frequencies are log-converted values, accompanied by best fit lines for the pre-exposed (+ UV; R² = 0.05; p = 0.34) and unexposed conditions (−UV; R² = 0.35; p = 0.003). Darkened data points indicate the wildtype strain. B Log-converted UV survival frequencies in pre-exposed (+ UV) and unexposed (−UV) strains, binned based on relative cell size ranges: S (smaller than −UV wildtype; 0.85–0.95 relative size); N (normal; comparable to −UV wildtype; 0.95–1.05); L1 (modestly larger than −UV wildtype; 1.05–1.25); L2 (much larger than −UV wildtype; comparable to + UV wildtype;  > 1.25). The lack of a bar for “S + UV” indicates that no strains were in the indicated size range. Values are means ± 1 SE. For data sets not sharing a letter on the graph, p < 0.01 (except S- versus L2-, p = 0.02)