Sex and crime: Heterotrimeric G proteins in fungal mating and pathogenesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 143-156

  Bölker, Michael ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; cAMP; Fungal development; G proteins; Hypovirulence; Mating; Pathogenicity; Pheromone response; Receptors; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PHEROMONE;

ALPHA CHAIN; ASCOMYCETES; BASIDIOMYCETES; CELL FUSION; CLONING; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE DISRUPTION; MATING TYPE; MORPHOGENESIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0344141206     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1998.1102     Document Type: Review

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