Article
Identification of genes required for normal pheromone-induced cell polarization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Genetics - 1 Apr 1994
Chenevert J, Valtz N, Herskowitz I
Abstract excerpt
In response to mating pheromones, cells of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae adopt a polarized "shmoo" morphology, in which the cytoskeleton and proteins involved in mating are localized to a cell-surface projection. This polarization is presumed to reflect the oriented morphogenesis that occurs between mating partners to facilitate cell and nuclear fusion. To identify genes involved in pheromone-induced cell...
Topics
- Alleles
- Cell Polarity
- Genes, Fungal
- Mutation
- Pheromones
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae