Multiple sex pheromones and receptors of a mushroom-producing fungus elicit mating in yeast

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2559-2572

  Fowler, Thomas J ^a   DeSimone, Susan M ^a   Mitton, Michael F ^a   Kurjan, Janet ^a   Raper, Carlene A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; SEX PHEROMONE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE LOCUS; MATING; MATING TYPE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE; YEAST;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOPHYLLUM; SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE;

EID: 0032784390     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.8.2559     Document Type: Article

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