A constitutively active G-protein-coupled receptor causes mating self-compatibility in the mushroom Coprinus

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2756-2763

  Olesnicky, Natalie S ^b   Brown, Andrew J ^a   Dowell, Simon J ^a   Casselton, Lorna A ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constitutive receptor; Coprinus; GPCR; Pheromones; Yeast

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPRINUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; MATING TYPE; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; YEAST;

CHEMORECEPTORS; COPRINUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; PHEROMONES; REPRODUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; COPRINOPSIS CINEREA; COPRINUS;

EID: 0033577779     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.10.2756     Document Type: Article

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