Magnificent seven: Roles of G protein-coupled receptors in extracellular sensing in fungi

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1010-1032

  Xue, Chaoyang ^a   Hsueh, Yen Ping ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular sensing; Fungus; G protein; G protein coupled receptor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OPSIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN STM1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FUNGUS; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FATTY ACIDS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUNGI; HUMANS; PHEROMONES; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 53749087941     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00131.x     Document Type: Review

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