Eukaryotes learn how to count: Quorum sensing by yeast

Genes and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1045-1049

  Sprague Jr , George F ^a   Winans, Stephen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; TRYPTOPHOL;

GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YEAST;

GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; INDOLES; MORPHOGENESIS; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YEASTS;

EID: 33745155796     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1432906     Document Type: Review

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