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VIB-1 is required for expression of genes necessary for programmed cell death in Neurospora crassa.
Eukaryotic cell - 1 Dec 2006
Dementhon Karine, Iyer Gopal, Glass N Louise
Abstract excerpt
Nonself recognition during somatic growth is an essential and ubiquitous phenomenon in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic species. In filamentous fungi, nonself recognition is also important during vegetative growth. Hyphal fusion between genetically dissimilar individuals results in rejection of heterokaryon formation and in programmed cell death of the fusion compartment. In filamentous fungi, such as Neurospora...
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