Pheromone-induced polarization is dependent on the Fus3p MAPK acting through the formin Bni1p

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-109

  Matheos, Dina ^a   Metodiev, Metodi ^b   Muller, Eric ^a   Stone, David ^b   Rose, Mark D ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytoskeleton; Mating; Signal transduction; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; METHENAMINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN BNI1P; PROTEIN FUS3P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL BUDDING; CELL FUSION; CELL WALL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; YEAST CELL;

CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROTUBULES; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHEROMONES; PHOSPHORYLATION; REPRODUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 2442436379     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200309089     Document Type: Article

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