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The [Het-s] prion of Podospora anserina and its role in heterokaryon incompatibility.
Seminars in cell & developmental biology - 1 Jul 2011
Saupe Sven J
Abstract excerpt
[Het-s] is a prion from the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina and corresponds to a self-perpetuating amyloid aggregate of the HET-s protein. This prion protein is involved in a fungal self/non-self discrimination process termed heterokaryon incompatibility corresponding to a cell death reaction occurring upon fusion of genetically unlike strains. Two antagonistic allelic variants of this protein exist: HET-s,...
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