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The upstream regulator, Rsr1p, and downstream effectors, Gic1p and Gic2p, of the Cdc42p small GTPase coordinately regulate initiation of budding in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Mar 2003
Kawasaki Ryosuke, Fujimura-Kamada Konomi, Toi Hirofumi, Kato Hiroyuki, Tanaka Kazuma
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BACKGROUND: Cdc42p, a Rho family small GTPase, is essential for budding initiation in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The homologous proteins Gic1p and Gic2p (Gic1/2p) are effectors of Cdc42p, but their precise functions remain unknown. Rsr1p/Bud1p is a Ras family small GTPase that controls the selection of the budding site. Previous observations suggested that Rsr1p-GTP recruits Cdc24p, a GDP/GTP exchange...
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