A homologue of the yeast SHE4 gene is essential for the transition between the syncytial and cellular stages during sexual reproduction of the fungus Podospora anserina

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1248-1258

  Berteaux Lecellier, Véronique ^a   Zickler, Denise ^a   Debuchy, Robert ^a   Panvier Adoutte, Ariette ^a   Thompson Coffe, Catherine ^a   Picard, Marguerite ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cellularization; Evolutionary transition; Podospora anserina; Sexual development; SHE4 CRO1

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; FERTILIZATION; FUNGUS; GENE MUTATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPOROGENESIS; YEAST CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCOMYCOTA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOSKELETON; CYTOSOL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRODUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPORES, FUNGAL;

FUNGI; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0032473417     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.5.1248     Document Type: Article

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