Mutations in mating-type genes greatly decrease repeat-induced point mutation process in the fungus Podospora anserina

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-220

  Arnaise, Sylvie ^a,b   Zickler, Denise ^a,b   Bourdais, Anne ^a,b   Dequard Chablat, Michelle ^a,b   Debuchy, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Mating type; Podospora anserina; Premeiotic recombination; Repeat induced point mutation; Sexual development; Silencing processes; Uniparental progeny

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUITING BODY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTATION; GENE FREQUENCY; MATING TYPE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PODOSPORA ANSERINA; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; PODOSPORA ANSERINA;

EID: 38849200306     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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