Crosstalk between cAMP and pheromone signalling pathways in Ustilago maydis

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 260, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 193-198

  Kruger J ^a   Loubradou, G ^a   Regenfelder, E ^a   Hartmann, A ^a   Kahmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

cAMP; G protein; Mating type; Pheromone response; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CYCLIC AMP; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PHEROMONES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; USTILAGO;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

EID: 0031765987     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050885     Document Type: Article

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