Analysis of the receptor binding domain of Gpalp, the G(α) subunit involved in the yeast pheromone response pathway

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2897-2907

  Kallal, Lorena ^a,b   Kurjan, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PHEROMONE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YEAST;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031002349     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.17.5.2897     Document Type: Article

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