Functional characterization of an α-factor-like Sordaria macrospora peptide pheromone and analysis of its interaction with its cognate receptor in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 661-672

  Mayrhofer, Severine ^a   Pöggeler, Stefanie ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PHEROMONE; PHEROMONE RECEPTOR; PPG1 PROTEIN, SORDARIA MACROSPORA; PPG2 PROTEIN, SORDARIA MACROSPORA; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; RECEPTOR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; STE3 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SORDARIALES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FERTILITY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHEROMONES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, MATING FACTOR; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, PHEROMONE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SORDARIALES;

ASCOMYCOTA; MACROSPORA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SORDARIA MACROSPORA;

EID: 18044387414     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.4.4.661-672.2005     Document Type: Article

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