The mating-specific G(α) protein of Saccharomyces cerevisiae downregulates the mating signal by a mechanism that is dependent on pheromone and independent of G(βγ) sequestration

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 6325-6337

  Stratton, Holly F ^a   Zhou, Jianlong ^a   Reed, Steven I ^b   Stone, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029829165     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.11.6325     Document Type: Article

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