Article
Identification of the pheromone response element in Ustilago maydis.
Molecular & general genetics : MGG - 24 Apr 1996
Urban M, Kahmann R, Bölker M
Abstract excerpt
The a mating type locus of Ustilago maydis contains the structural genes for a pheromone-based cell recognition system that governs fusion of haploid cells. Binding of pheromone to its cognate receptor includes mating competence in haploid cells and stimulates filamentous growth of the dikaryon....
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Fungal
- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
- Genes, Fungal
- Glucuronidase
- Haploidy
- Mating Factor
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Peptide Biosynthesis
- Peptides
- Pheromones
- Recombinant Proteins
