Molecular mechanisms underlying the mitosis-meiosis decision

Chromosome Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 523-537

  Harigaya, Yuriko ^a   Yamamoto, Masayuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell cycle regulation; Fission yeast; mRNA elimination; Nutrition; Pheromone signaling; RNA binding protein

Indexed keywords

MEI2 PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MMI1 PROTEIN; PAT1 PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; STE11; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL GROWTH; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STARVATION; STIMULUS; YEAST;

CELL CYCLE; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHEROMONES; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EUKARYOTA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

EID: 34547657814     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-007-1151-0     Document Type: Review

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