Structural requirements for activity of the pheromones of Ustilago hordei

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-117

  Kosted, Paula J ^a   Gerhardt, Shirley A ^a   Anderson, Cynthia M ^a   Stierle, Andrea ^b   Sherwood, John E ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell growth arrest; Conjugation tube; Default mating; Farnesyl group; Lipopeptide pheromone; Methyl ester; Peptide

Indexed keywords

LYSINE; PEPTIDE; PHEROMONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ESTERIFICATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USTILAGO;

FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MYXOGASTRIA; USTILAGO; USTILAGO HORDEI;

EID: 0033937644     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.2000.1191     Document Type: Article

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