The G protein β subunit Gpb1 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe is a negative regulator of sexual development

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 252, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 20-32

  Kim, Dong Uk ^a   Park, Seung Kiel ^a   Chung, Kyung Sook ^a   Choi, Myung Un ^b   Yoo, Hyang Sook ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

G protein; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; HAPLOIDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE RAS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOROGENESIS;

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0029904674     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02173201     Document Type: Article

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